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Chapter 10 Vocab

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Baby Boomers/365
those born between 1946 - 1964, they lived during an era of economic prosperity after WW2 and through the turbulent 1960's
conservative/349
people at on end of the spectrum, believe threshold for which people will qualify for welfare is lower and generally favor harder punishments
free enterprise/351
businesses and merchants fail or succeed based on their decisions, gov takes a laissez faire approach and lets things be things
Generation X
the 49 million people born between 1965 and 1976 in the "birth dearth" following the baby boom
globalization
Actions or processes that involve the entire world and result in making something worldwide in scope.
ideology
a system of ideas and ideals, especially one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy.
individualism
giving priority to one's own goals over group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes rather than group identifications
liberal
open to new behavior or opinions and willing to discard traditional values.
libertarian
someone who opposes tyranny
lifecycle effects
As people become middle-aged, they become more politically conservative, less mobile, and more likely to participate in politics.
limited government
A principle of constitutional government; a government whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution.
Millennials
people born between 1979 and 1994
moderate
average
political socialization
the process by which people gain their political attitudes and opinions
populist
a supporter of the rights and power of the people
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