Political Beliefs Vocabulary

Question 1

Orthodox v. Progressive Views

Answer 1

Orthodox views are characterized by “The old, traditional beliefs of a religion, political party, or philosophy”

Progressive views are characterized by “a social or political movement that aims to represent the interests of ordinary people through political change and the support of government actions”

Question 2

Liberalism

Answer 2

A political and moral philosophy based on the rights of the individual, liberty, consent of the governed and equality before the law.

Question 3

Conservatism

Answer 3

an aesthetic, cultural, social, and political philosophy, which seeks to promote and to preserve traditional social institutions.

Question 4

Libertarianism

Answer 4

the belief to maximize autonomy and political freedom, and minimize the state; emphasizing free association, freedom of choice, individualism and voluntary association.

Question 5

Populism

Answer 5

a range of political stances that emphasize the idea of “the people” and often juxtapose this group against “the elite.”

Question 6

Radical/Reactionary

Answer 6

a strongly traditionalist conservative political perspective of the person who is opposed to social, political, and economic change

Question 7

Internal Efficacy

Answer 7

the belief that one can understand politics and therefore participate in politics

Question 8

External Efficacy

Answer 8

that the government will respond to one’s demands

Question 9

15th Amendment

Answer 9

The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Question 10

17th Amendment

Answer 10

Gave people the right to vote for their senators instead of the state legislature

Question 11

19th Amendment

Answer 11

Granted Women the right to vote

Question 12

23rd Amendment

Answer 12

Allows American citizens residing in the District of Columbia to vote for presidential electors

Question 13

24th Amendment

Answer 13

Outlawing the poll tax as a voting requirement in federal elections

Question 14

26th Amendment

Answer 14

The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age.

Question 15

Voting Rights Act (1969)

Answer 15

Outlawed the discriminatory voting practices adopted in many southern states after the Civil War, including literacy tests as a prerequisite to voting

Question 16

Political Culture

Answer 16

A set of shared views and normative judgments held by a population regarding its political system.

Question 17

Political Ideology

Answer 17

A certain set of ethical ideals, principles, doctrines, myths or symbols of a social movement, institution, class or large group that explains how society should work and offers some political and cultural blueprint for a certain social order.

Question 18

Gender Gap

Answer 18

The gender pay gap or gender wage gap is the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are working. Women are generally considered to be paid less than men

Question 19

Political Participation

Answer 19

A broad range of activities through which people develop and express their opinions on the world and how it is governed, and try to take part in and shape the decisions that affect their lives.

Question 20

Protest

Answer 20

A statement or action expressing disapproval of or objection to something.

Question 21

Civil Disobedience

Answer 21

The refusal to comply with certain laws or to pay taxes and fines, as a peaceful form of political protest.

Question 22

Political Socialization

Answer 22

the process by which individuals learn and frequently internalize a political lens framing their perceptions of how power is arranged and how the world around them is (and should be) organized; those perceptions, in turn, shape and define individuals’ definitions of who they are and how they should behave in the political and economic institutions in which they live.