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Longman PoliticalScience Interactive

Longman PoliticalScience Interactive. Magleby & Light Government by the People Chapter 4 Political Culture and Ideology. Introduced in Congress just days after King’s assassination in 1968, but not passed until 1983

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Longman PoliticalScience Interactive

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  1. LongmanPoliticalScienceInteractive Magleby & Light Government by the People Chapter 4 Political Culture and Ideology

  2. Introduced in Congress just days after King’s assassination in 1968, but not passed until 1983 Support was strong among groups such as labor unions and the National Football league Yet states such as AZ, VA, and SC were opposed to the idea In 2008, though racial tensions were never far from the headlines, candidates from both parties celebrated King’s accomplishments Controversy Over the Creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day These changing attitudes toward King exemplify a shift in political culture in the U.S.

  3. Widely shared beliefs, values, and norms about how citizens relate to government and to one another Defining the U.S. Political Culture

  4. Shared Values Equality Liberty Individualism Respect for the Common Person Democratic Consensus Justice and the Rule of Law Patriotism Optimism and Idealism

  5. The American Dream Coming from humble beginnings, Oprah Winfrey—television host, movie actress, and one of the highest-paid people in the country—epitomizes the American Dream

  6. How Do We Get Our Political Opinions and Values? Political Socialization The process, most notably in families and schools, by which we develop our political attitudes, values, and beliefs

  7. Where We Learn the American Political Culture Family Schools Number of times a week American families say that they eat together Schools teach an idealized view of the nation’s slogans and symbols

  8. Where We Learn the American Political Culture Peers and Community Research shows that in heterogeneous communities, political participation tends to be higher, with more contested and competitive elections, and with more political debate than in homogeneous communities • Religion • Those raised in religious households tend to be socialized to contribute to society and to get involved in their communities

  9. Where We Learn the American Political Culture Media More than half of all Americans report that they receive “all or most” of their news from television

  10. What is Public Opinion? Public Opinion The distribution of individual preferences for or evaluations of a given issue, candidate, or institution within a specific population • The proper wording and phrasing of the questions are vitally important to producing reliable, objective data • Appropriate language and vocabulary • Neutral wording • Open-ended versus closed-ended

  11. The Way You Ask the Question Matters Do you favor a woman's fundamental right to get abortion services from licensed doctors? Are you in favor of killing babies?

  12. What is Public Opinion? Intensity The strength of an opinion LatencyUnstated but deeply held views that people may have Salience An issue's importance to a person or the public in general

  13. Stability and Change in Public Opinion

  14. Americans' Views of Government Role

  15. Tracking a Presidential Race: 2016

  16. Tracking a Presidential Race: 2012

  17. Liberalism and Conservatism

  18. Tracking the 2016 Election

  19. Political Ideology:A Consistent Pattern of Beliefs About Political Values and the Role of Government A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity Liberalism Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-California)

  20. Political Ideology:A Consistent Pattern of Beliefs About Political Values and the Role of Government A belief that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity Conservatism Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas)

  21. Socialism An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange Vermont Senator Bernard Sanders is a self-described Socialist

  22. Libertarianism • m, m An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a minimal government, promoting a free-market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life Rand Paul, Libertarian Senator of Kentucky

  23. Political Ideology and the American People Figure 4-2

  24. Political Ideology and the American People Figure 4-1

  25. I Am Very Patriotic

  26. World Values Survey Chart

  27. Differences in Political Ideology

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