Ch. 4-5 Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Question 1

Political Culture

Answer 1

The set of core beliefs in a country that help shape how people behave politically and what they believe government should do

Question 2

Political Socialization

Answer 2

The process by which individuals come to have certain core beliefs and political attitudes

Question 3

Populism

Answer 3

The belief that the common person is every bit as good as those with wealth and power

Question 4

Political Ideology

Answer 4

A system of interrelated and coherently organized political beliefs and attitudes

Question 5

Isolationism

Answer 5

The policy of avoiding undue involvement in the affairs of other countries and multilateral institutions

Question 6

Economic Conservatives

Answer 6

people who favor private enterprise and oppose government regulation of business

Question 7

Economic Liberals

Answer 7

People who favor government regulation of business to protect the public from harm and government spending for social programs

Question 8

Social Conservatives

Answer 8

People who favor traditional social values, they tend to support strong law-and-order measures and oppose abortion and gay rights

Question 9

Multilateralism

Answer 9

multiple countries cooperating with each other

Question 10

Unilateralist

Answer 10

those who believe the US should vigorously use its military and diplomatic power to pursue American National Interest in the world, but on a go if alone basis