Chapter 4.7 Flashcards
How have ideologies of the two major parties shaped policy debate?
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Ideology
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Comprehensive/consistent set of ideas.
2
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Valence Issues
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Policies that are viewed by different ideologies in the same way.
3
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Wedge Issues
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Divide the public clearly.
4
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Saliency
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Intense importance to an individual/group.
5
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Liberal
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Being open to allow the government to act flexibly.
6
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Conservative
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Following tradition.
7
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Moderate
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Somewhere between the ideologies.
8
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Libertarian
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Oppose all government regulation.
9
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Populist
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Focuses on the common people. Mainly Christians/Southerners.
10
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Progressive
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Challenges typical/traditional ideas.
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Party Platforms
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You can find a party’s ideology from it’s platform. That reveals why parties do what they do. Try to make the platforms from what the voters like.
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Key Points: Democratic Party Platform
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- Healthcare for the poor
- Equal rights for women
- LGBTQ+ people are equal
- Fix immigration system
- Fix climate change
- Reproductive rights
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Key Points: Republican Party Platform
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- More work requirements
- Death penalty is fine
- LGBTQ+ people are not chill
- Secure the borders
- Guns are chill
- Reproductive rights suck
