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| the belief that one can affect government policies |
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| the feeling that one ought to do one's share in community affairs, irrespective of concrete rewards |
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| the awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconmic group whose interests are different from those of others |
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| a kind of church in which members control activities, whether erecting a building, hiring a preacher, or managing its finances |
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| the condition in whcih people. although not guaranteed equal rewards, expect to have comparable chances to compete for those rewards |
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| the belief that the system will respond to what citizens do |
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| the inclination to believe that one's efforts and rewards in life ar eto be conducted and enjoyed by oneself, apart from larger social groupings |
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| teh confindence in one's own ability to understand and take part in political affairs |
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| the condition of being relatively free of governmental restraints |
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| a politcal party that opposes the majority party by but within the context of the legal rules of the game |
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| people who believe that moral rules are derived from God, are unchanging, and are more important than individual choice |
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| a distinctive and partterened way of thinking about how policial life ought to be carried out |
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| political efficacy, sense of |
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| a citizen's capacity to understand and influence political events |
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| a relatively consistent set of views of the policies governemnt ought to pursue |
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| the willingness to allow poeple with whoom one disagrees to have the full protection of the laws when they express their opinions |
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| people who believe that moral rules are derived in part from and individual's beliefs and the circumstances of modern life |
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| a word used in naming a congressional committee to merge the concepts of acceptance of national values and goodness itself |
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| a scandal relating to the authorization by President Nixon and his aides of an illegal break0in to spy ont he oppostition party and their subsequent covering up the conspiracy |
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| a set of values that includes working hard, saving one's money, and obeying the law |
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