Political Identity Flashcards
What are the three dimensions of public opinion?
- Direction, 2. Intensity, 3. Salience
Which type of dimension of public opinion is it if a voter rates abortion as her number 1 issue?
Salience
Which type of dimension of public opinion is it if a voter does not care about the right to own a gun?
Intensity
What is political socialization?
It is the process of how someone gains his or her political identity/
What are the two dimensions of political ideology?
- Social Dimension 2. Economic Dimension
What are the different understandings of the social Dimension?
- Conservative - promote traditional value 2. Liberal - promote autonomy and lifestyle
What are the different understandings of the Economic Dimension?
- Conservative - market 2. Liberal - government
If someone is a social conservative and economic liberal, how are they often classified?
Communitarian
If someone is a social liberal and economic conservative, how are they often classified?
Libertarian
If someone is a social liberal and economic liberal, how are they often classified?
Liberal
If someone is a social conservative and economic conservative, how are they often classified?
Conservative
What are the six moral foundations?
- Care/Harm, 2. Liberty/Oppression, 3. Fairness/Cheating, 4. Loyalty/Betrayal, 5. The Authority/Subversion Foundation, 6. The Sanctity/ Degradation Foundation.
Which are the three moral foundations liberals tend to have?
- Care/Harm, 2. Liberty/Oppression, 3. Fairness/Cheating
Which moral foundation is violated when someone disrespectfully burns the American flag?
Sanctity/Degradation
Which moral foundation is violated when a worker spits in the face of her boss?
Authority/Subversion