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Ch3 Political Culture and Ideology
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 2
09/27/2011

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political culture
Definition
the widely shared beliefs, values and norms about how citizens relate to government and to one another.
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suffrage
Definition
the right to vote. belief has changed from belief that only property-owning white men can vote to a conviction that ALL adults, excluding fellons.
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social capital
Definition
Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organization.
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natural rights
Definition
the rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.
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democratic consensus
Definition
widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them.
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majority rule
Definition
governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.
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popular sovereignty
Definition
a belief that ultimate power resides in the people.
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nationalism
Definition
an enduring sense of the national identity or consciousness that derives from cultural, historic linguistic, or political forces.
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American Dream
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a complex set of ideas that holds that the US is a land of opportunity where individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.
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capitalism
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an economic system based on private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production, pricing and distribution of goods and services.
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political ideology
Definition
A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government.
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liberalism
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A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.
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conservatism
Definition
a belief that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity.
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socialism
Definition
an economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange.
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libertarianism
Definition
an ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, an an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life.
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