| Term | Definition |
|---|
| political culture | The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms about citizens relate to government and to one another. |
| suffrage | The right to vote |
| social capital | Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations. |
| natural rights | The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights. |
| democratic consensus | Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them. |
| majority rule | Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority. |
| popular sovereignty | A belief that ultimate power resides in the people. |
| nationalism | An enduring sense of national identity or conscious that derives from cultural, historic, linguistic, or political forces. |
| American dream | A widespread belief that the United States is the land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success. |
| capitalism | An economic system characterized by, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited goverment involvement in the production, distribution and pricing of goods and services. |
| political ideology | A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values an the role of government. |
| libralism | A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity. |
| conservatism | A belief that limited goverment ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity. |
| socialism | An economic and govermental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange. |
| libertarianism | An ideology that cherished individual liberty and insists on minimal goverment, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regualtion in moral, economic, and social life. |
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