Wilson Vocab Chapter 4
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22 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Almond Verba | Published Study of Political Culture; 5 nations; showed U.S. and Britian showed a greater sence of civic duty, civic compitance, and patriotism |
| Americanism | A peculiar sense in which an English word or phrase is used in the United States |
| Civic Competence | A belief that one can affect government policies |
| Civic Duty | a belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs |
| Class Consciousness | Identification with other members of one's economic class |
| Congregational | of or pertaining to or characteristic of a Congregational church |
| Erik Erikson | A psychologist who noted the differences between American and European families such as the greater freedom enjoyed by children in American families |
| Equal Opportunity | the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin |
| External Efficacy | the willingness of the state to respond to the citizenry |
| Individualism | a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence |
| Internal Efficacy | the ability to understand and take part in politics |
| Liberty | freedom of choice |
| Opposition Party | A political party that opposes the majority party but within the context of the legal rules |
| Orthodox (social) | adhering to what is commonly accepted |
| Political Culture | Values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function |
| Sense of Political Efficacy | The belief that one's political participation really matters - that one's vote can actually make a difference |
| Political Ideology | the coherent set of values and beliefs about the purpose and scope of government held by groups and individuals |
| Political Tolerance | The willingness of people to reasonably tolerant to the opinions and actions of others that are not in accordance with their own. |
| Progressive (social) | a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties |
| Roger D. Putnam | A political scientist from the 1990s who published studies suggesting that fewer and fewer Americans were joining groups that promote civic trust (bowling alone) |
| Un-American | Things that go away from values thought to be American |
| Protestant (Work) Ethic | a commitment to the value of work and purposeful activity |
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