Ch 4-the Political Landscape

Question 0

Government centric

Answer 0

Example-campaigning for reelection
Goal is to benefit one piece or one group of govt
Necessary evil

Question 1

Politics

Answer 1

Who gets what and how

Question 2

Citizen centric

Answer 2

Important also

Question 3

Ethnocentrism

Answer 3

Manifest destiny

Defines Americans

Question 4

Political socialization

Answer 4

How you explain your political beliefs

Earliest influence is parents

Question 5

Political predisposition

Answer 5

How you predict political values

Question 6

Reinforcing cleavages

Answer 6

Keep groups separate
Race, religious views, etc
Ex women==reinforcing
Abortion==cross cutting

Question 7

Cross cutting cleavages

Answer 7

Splits normally unified groups

Economy is often a cross cutting cleavage

Question 8

American exceptionalism

Answer 8

MURICA 
qualitatively better
Our formation if country is different from others
Religious findings
Geographic isolation

Question 9

Americanization

Answer 9

If you come to America you’re going to adopt American qualities

Question 10

Evolution of Americanization

Answer 10

19th century–schools
1882–first immigration restrictions (primarily targeted at Asians)
20th century –uniform Americanization
-patriotism
WWI–anti hyphenization (no more German-Americans)
20th-cultural pluralism

Question 11

Cultural pluralism

Answer 11

Could maintain some culture stuff as long as it fits with American ideals

Question 12

Americanization continued

Answer 12

1960s-ethnic nationalism
-start seeing parties trying to get certain races
1990s-new Americanization

Question 13

Geographic factors

Answer 13

National identity-hard to identify
Regional identity-pretty easily identifiable
-south is considered most distinct

Question 14

South characteristics

Answer 14

• “solid south”-always voted democrat because rep. Was party of lincoln
• 1964 states voted rep because LBJ was democrat and passing civil rights
• bible belt
• lower income

Question 15

Religious right

Answer 15

Conservatism in Republican Party based on religion

Question 16

Bible Belt

Answer 16

South; going to tend to be more conservative because of religion

Question 17

Sun belt

Answer 17

Republican

Question 18

Rust belt

Answer 18

A lot of poor underemployed areas 
Many minorities
Cities 
Formally industrial 
Democratic

Question 19

Most urbanized states

Answer 19

NJ and CA

Question 20

Percentage of people who live in urban/suburb

Answer 20

80%

Question 21

Rural areas

Answer 21

Tend to be conservative

Question 22

White flight

Answer 22

Movement of white people out of cities

Question 23

Race

Answer 23

White 231 million
Black 39 million
Hispanics 50 million

Question 24

Income

Answer 24

``` Asians 68K Whites 57K Hispanics 39K Blacks. 33K Higher income==more likely to vote ```

Question 25

Age

Answer 25

Black-32 White-41 80% of senior citizens are white 50% of youth are minorities

Question 26

Gender

Answer 26

156. 9 women--democratic 151. 7 men Women vote more than men

Question 27

Percentage of women in congress

Answer 27

17%

Question 28

Emily's list | Wish list

Answer 28

Emily's=funds democratic women's campaigns | Wish=fund republican women

Question 29

Sexual orientation

Answer 29

Most vote democratic

Question 30

Family structure

Answer 30

Less nuclear families➡️shift in family values and meaning of what a family is

Question 31

Religion

Answer 31

More than 50% Protestant➡️republican 25% catholic➡️democratic; don't rely on religious views as much when voting

Question 32

Christian Right

Answer 32

Small percentage of republicans but have lots of influence Not like by many other republicans

Question 33

African Americans

Answer 33

R➡️D because Lincoln party of republicans then FDR helped African Americans out a lot with the new deal and they began voting democratic

Question 34

Fed #10

Answer 34

Factions

Question 35

Education

Answer 35

Foundation of other factors | Helpful when predicting other things

Question 36

Occupation

Answer 36

Agriculture➡️industry➡️service

Question 37

White collar

Answer 37

Mr.Good

Question 38

Blue collar

Answer 38

Janitors

Question 39

Age

Answer 39

Life cycle effects | Political socialization

Question 40

Younger

Answer 40

More liberal

Question 41

Middle age

Answer 41

Conservative

Question 42

Generational effect

Answer 42

National event that changes people's values Pearl Harbor 9/11 etc

Question 43

American association of retired persons

Answer 43

Largest interest group Big population of old people who are politically active Retired, well educated, disposable income As a group are very organized