| Term | Definition |
|---|
| 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 | An awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic class whose interests are different than those of others. |
| external efficacy | A belief that the system will respond to a citizen's demands |
| 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 | Confidence in one's own abilities to understand and take part in political affairs |
| opposition party | A poltical party that opposes the majority party |
| orthodox (social) | People who believe that moral rules are derived from the hands of God or laws of nature; traditional morality is more important than individual libery and should be enforced by government |
| political culture | A broadly shaped way of thinking about political and economic life that reflects fundamental assumptions about how government should operate. ` |
| political ideology | A more or less consistent set of views as to the policies government ought to pursue. |
| progressive (social) | A person who believes moral rules are derieved in part from an individual's beliefs and the circumstances of modern life. They are likely to favor government tolerance and protection of individual choice. |
| libertarian | A person who wishes to maximize personal liberty on both economic and social issues. They prefer a small, weak government that has little control over the economy and personal lives. |
| new class | Middle-income people who live in cities, skip church, and have mostly liberal poltical views. |
| political elites | An identifiable group of persons who possess a disproportionate share of some valued resource--such as money or political power. |
| populist | People who hold liberal views on economic matters and conservative ones on social matters. Prefer a strong government to reduce economic inequality and regulate buisness. |
| silent majority | A phrase used to describe people, whatever their economic status, who uphold traditional values, especially against the 1960s counterculture. |
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