Chapter 4 Flashcards

1
Q

political culture is ____ and _____ way of how _____ and _____ life should be lived

A

patterned sustained political and economic

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2
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while people of other countries may say things such as democracy is important how is it different

A

the actual political culture, how it could be carried out is different.

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3
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alexis de tocqueville wrote ______ in _____ a analysis of _____ _____

A

democracy america political culture

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4
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_____ _____ wrote bowling alone saying decline in _____ _____ can alter ____ _____

A

robert putnam social capital political culture

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5
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five political culture important things _____, ____, ____,____,____

A
liberty
equality
democracy
civic duty
individual responsibility
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6
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most cherished element of political culture

A

liberty

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7
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with democracy who should be held accountable

A

govt officials

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8
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what causes political culture problems

A

differences in things such as religion morals race money generations etc

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9
Q

what inequality are Americans most tolerant to

A

economic

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10
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when do americans get upset and usually with what system

A

economic system and equality programs that come with it

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civic duty is stronger or weaker in america than other countries

A

stronger, people believe they need to participate in civic and political affairs

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12
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americans have a strong sense of civic _____ and what is this

A

competence

belief one can affect government policies

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13
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confidence in public (what is this) institutions vs private (also) institutions

A

varied in public and high in private public is government funded and private is not

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14
Q

personal liberty vs social control is what

A

how much freedom do you allow people to have compared to how much do you restrict them to keep them and others safer

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15
Q

class consciousness could be leading to what

A

class warfare

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16
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culture war and two types of people and sides

A

orthodox and progressive, ortho is morality and religion should be taken into thought and pro is personal freedom and solving social probs are more important than religion

17
Q

____ society is collection of private and voluntary groups. are they independent of gov? and what do they do

A

civil
yes
make human coop easier and provides ways of holding gov accountable of actions

18
Q

what does democracy need in order to work? what type of that thing

A

political culture

one that allows discussion of ideas adn selection of rulers without oppression