Chapter 4 American Political Culture
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Almond and Verba | Conducted a famous cross-national study of political participation |
| Americanism | A persistent word in our vocabulary that indicates Americans are bound by common values and hopes |
| Blue States | Refers to states that vote Democrat |
| Civic Competence | A belief that one can affect government policies |
| Civic Duty | The feeling that one ought to do one's share in community affairs, irrespective of concrete rewards |
| Class Consciousness | The awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic group whose interests are different from those of others |
| Congregational | A kind of church in which members control activities, whether erecting a building, hiring a preacher, or managing its finances |
| Erik Erikson | Psychologist who noted distinct traits of American and European families |
| Equal Opportunity | The condition in which people, although not guaranteed equal rewards, expect to have comparable chances to compete for those rewards |
| External Efficacy | The willingness of the state to respond to the citizenry |
| Individualism | The inclination to believe that one's efforts and rewards in life are to be conducted and enjoyed by oneself, apart from larger social groupings |
| Internal Efficacy | The ability to understand and take part in politics |
| Liberty | The condition of being relatively free of governmental restraints |
| Gunnar Myrdal | Individual who described race relations as "an American dilemma" resulting from a conflict between the "American creed" and "American behavior" |
| Opposition Party | A political party that opposes the majority party but within the context of the legal rules of the game |
| Orthodox (social) | People who believe that moral rules are derived from God, are unchanging, and are more important than individual choice |
| Political Culture | A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political life ought to be carried out |
| Political Efficacy | A belief that you can take part in politics (internal efficacy) or that the government will respond to the citizenry (external efficacy). |
| Political Ideology | A relatively consistent set of views of the policies government ought to pursue |
| Political Tolerance | The willingness to allow people with whom one disagrees to have the full protection of the laws when they express their oppinions |
| Progressive (social) | People who believe that moral rules are derived in part from an individual's beliefs and the circumstances of modern life |
| Red States | Refers to those states that vote Republican |
| Un-American | A word used in naming a congressional committee to merge the concepts of acceptance of national values and goodness itself |
| Max Weber | Individual who explained the rise of capitalism in part by what he called the Protestant ethic |
| Work Ethic | A set of values that includes working hard, saving one's money, and obeying the law |
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