| Term | Definition |
| Political Culture | A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out |
| Equality of opportunity | everyone is given the same chance (i.e. job opportunities) |
| Equality of results | everyone receives the same in the end (i.e. salaries) |
| Progressive | People who think that personal freedom is as important as, or more important than, certain traditional moral rules and that those rules must be evaluated in light of the circumstances of modern life. |
| Orthodox | People who believe that morality is as important as, or more important than, self-expression and that moral rules derive from the commands of God or the laws of nature. |