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| willingness to support civil liberties for a group one opposes. |
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| faith in leaders/groups in change of gov't |
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| belief that existing democratic practices work/facilitate change |
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| support for other citizens (grease of society) "friendly niebghors" |
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| adherence to a strict social hierarchy, submission to those above oneself in social order and disapproving of those below you |
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abstract ideas about what society and individuals should seek to achieve.
Examples: Self-Direction and Stimulation
formed by Scarcity and Socialization |
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| our value priorities are changing in society as a result of increased economic (and political) security |
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| opposition to cultural liberalism of 1960s |
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| argument that America's historical experience and emergence make it qualitatively different from other nations of similar economic and political characteristics. (not better or worse just different) |
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| 4 reasons why U.S. is different than other countries |
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1.) America was founded on ideal not ethnicity
2.) Never a feudal state, no royalty
3.) Religion (free market)
4.) Immigration (everyone should have equal opportunities to succeed) |
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| 4 reasons why P.O. in U.S. is different than other countries |
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1.) socio-economic issues (less supportive of gov't role in addressing social needs)
2.) immigration (more open to this)
3.) gender (roles vary)
4.) social and moral issues (more conservative) |
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| America is very rich but also has high inequality, yet we give little money to redistribute to the poor. |
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| a vote and election outcome that simply follows a partisan split. |
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| use of past performance of a party or candidate to decide which party/candidate will do a better job in the future |
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| your own personal economic experience (less influential) |
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| how society (economically) as a whole is doing (more influential) |
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1.) Party Era (1780s-1820s)
2.) Penny Press Era (1830s-1880s)
3.) Professional Era (1890s-1960s)
4.) Interpretive Press Era (1970s-) |
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| Consequences of Media Fragmentation |
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news quality (less information)
polarization (decreases citizen exposure to opposing views)
role of "soft" news (not standard professional journalism)
decreased presidential polarization |
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| individuals see media as biased against their own opinions |
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| different forms of media bias beyond ideology |
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negativity
officials/authority
personalization
dramatization |
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| immediate and powerful influence |
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| 3 main ways media changes "how" we think |
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1.) agenda setting (public agenda)
2.) priming (media attention higher salience of certain issues when people form their political evaluations)
3.) Framing (emphasis of how event should be evaluated/interpreted) |
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| trustee model (edmund burke) |
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| public picks reps who they like, rep votes for bills he likes. Once elected, not constrained by P.O. |
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| rep tries to match P.O. even if it is not his personal opinion tries to anticipate/match P.O. of district |
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| if reps serve the will of people directly, then how much choice do you have in elections? Want choice or echo? |
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| how reactive are reps to change in P.O. |
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| responsible party gov't model |
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| seeks to max responsiveness; changes in elections should create policy change |
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