Chapter 4 VOCAB

Question 1

civic duty

Answer 1

a belief that it is someone’s responsibility to participate in communal and political affairs

Question 2

civic competence

Answer 2

a belief that someone can affect government policies

Question 3

class-consciousness

Answer 3

a belief that one is a member of an economic group whose views are opposed to people in other groups

Question 4

orthodox

Answer 4

a belief that both morality and religion should be of decisive important a in politics and economics

Question 5

progressive

Answer 5

the idea that both personal freedom and social problems should be put before religion

Question 6

civil society

Answer 6

a composition of groups that have voluntary association in order to form and nurture a cause, often described as making cooperation among people easier

Question 7

political culture

Answer 7

a set of attitudes and practices that shape how the citizens of a nation believe political and economic systems should be managed

Question 8

Fiorina

Answer 8

the idea that the culture war is a myth, politicians are polarized while citizens stand a middle ground

Question 9

Abramowitz

Answer 9

the idea that the culture war is real, people tend to pick sides and find ways to express their opinion as opposed to only voting

Question 10

Horatio Alger

Answer 10

a sociologist who came up with the idea that the opportunity of success is available to those who work hard for it

Question 11

Americanism

Answer 11

a term used to describe the common values and hopes of most Americans