Chapter 4 Political Culture

Question 1

Liberty

Answer 1

The condition of being relatively free of governmental restraints

Question 2

Civic competence

Answer 2

A belief that on can affect government policies

Question 3

Individualism

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Max weber

Answer 4

Individual who explained the rise of capitalism in part by what he called the Protestant ethic

Question 5

Equal opportunity

Answer 5

The condition in which people, although not guaranteed equal rewards, expect to have comparable chances to compete for those rewards

Question 6

Blue states

Answer 6

Refers to dates that vote democrat

Question 7

Almond and Verba

Answer 7

Conducted a famous cross-national study of political participation

Question 8

Civic duty

Answer 8

The feeling that one ought to do one’s share in community affairs, irrespective of concrete rewards

Question 9

Un-American

Answer 9

A word used in naming a congressional committee to merge the concepts of acceptance of national values and goodness itself

Question 10

Opposition party

Answer 10

A political party the opposes the majority party but within the context of the legal rules of the game

Question 11

Gunnar Myrdal

Answer 11

Individual who described race relations as “an American dilemma” resulting from the conflict between “American creed” and “American behavior”

Question 12

Work ethic

Answer 12

A set of values that includes working hard, saving ones money, and obeying the law

Question 13

Americanism

Answer 13

A persistent word in our vocabulary that indicates Americans are bound by common values and hopes

Question 14

Congregational

Answer 14

A kind of church in which members control activities whether erecting a building, hiring a preacher, or managing its finances

Question 15

Red states

Answer 15

Refers to the states that vote republican

Question 16

Political tolerance

Answer 16

The willingness to allow people with whom one disagrees to have the full protection of the laws when they express their opinions

Question 17

Class consciousness

Answer 17

The awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic group who’s interests are different than that of others

Question 18

Orthodox (social)

Answer 18

People who believe moral rules are derived from God, are unchanging, and are more important than indictable choice

Question 19

Erik Erikson

Answer 19

Psychologist who noted distinct traits of American and European families

Question 20

Political ideology

Answer 20

A relatively consistent set of views of the policies government ought to pursue

Question 21

Progressive (social)

Answer 21

People who believe that moral values are derived in part from an individual’s beliefs and the circumstances of modern life

Question 22

Political culture

Answer 22

A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political life ought to be carried out