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Political Culture

Widely shared beliefs, values, and norms citizens hold about their relationship to government and to one another

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American Political Values

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What are some widely shared political values in the United States?

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American Political Values

  • Liberty
  • Equality (of opportunity)
  • Patriotism
  • Nationalism
  • Individualism
  • Majority rule
  • Justice

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Thoughts on political culture…

  • Competitiveness

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Thoughts on political culture…

  • Competitiveness
  • Action vs. reflection

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Thoughts on political culture…

  • Competitiveness
  • Action vs. reflection
  • Government as a “necessary evil”

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Thoughts on political culture…

  • Competitiveness
  • Action vs. reflection
  • Government as a “necessary evil”
  • Self-righteous --> messianic spirit

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  • Go to Mr. Moon’s Orbit
  • Go to A.P. U.S. Gov. & Politics
  • Go to Unit 4
  • Click on Political Culture, Ideology, Liberals & Conservatives
  • Go to slide 9 and click on the red highlighted link
  • Take the survey individually
  • Write down your score but keep it to yourself

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ideology tests

http://www.people-press.org/typology/quiz/

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All the Tests.com "What is Your Ideology Really?"

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http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/08/where-do-you-fit-introducing-the-pewnewshour-political-party-quiz.html

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http://www.proprofs.com/quiz-school/story.php?title=political-ideology-test

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IDEOLOGY

Structure of a person’s ideas or beliefs about political values, the role of government, and political power

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Comparisons

LIBERAL CONSERVATIVE

left right

Goal: equality of opp. Goal: liberty

change tradition

group individual

Government views

Basically positive negative--limit gov.

instrument for justice hindrance to liberty, free enterprise

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Political Socialization

Definition?

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Political Socialization

Process by which our views about government and politics are shaped

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#1 source?

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Political Socialization

Process by which our views about government and politics are shaped

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Family

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Political Socialization

  • The Family: #1 Source
  • Others?

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Political Socialization

  • The Family: #1 Source
  • Others?
  • age-related opinions on social issues

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Political Socialization

  • The Family: #1 Source
  • Others?
  • age-related opinions on social issues
  • Schools
  • College
  • Church
  • Mass media

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Why do many low-income individuals oppose massive tax increases on the wealthy?

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The American Dream

Individual initiative

Capitalism

Private property

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Why do many low-income individuals oppose massive tax increases on the wealthy?

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Ideological Issues

Equality

Opportunity vs. Condition

Morality vs. Legalism

Commercial capitalism

economic advantages --> political adv.

Relatively little class consciousness

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Liberals and Conservatives

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Liberal Ideology

View of government: protect citizens from…

poverty

wrongful business practices

business fluctuations

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Belief in progress --> the future looks bright

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Equality (of opportunity)

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Liberal Causes

  • Anti-poverty
  • Racism
  • Women’s rights
  • Public education
  • Labor rights

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Liberal Court Decisions

  • Brown v. Board of Education
  • Roe v. Wade

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Historical Liberals

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt
  • Lyndon B. Johnson
  • Edward Kennedy

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Today’s Liberals

  • Nancy Pelosi
  • Barack Obama
  • Hillary Clinton
  • Rachel Maddow

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  • New Deal liberals: economic issues
  • Social liberals
  • New (neo) liberals
    • Less pro-union
    • Restrict welfare
    • Bill Clinton

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Conservative Ideology

government: keep it small

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pessimistic view of human nature

strong leadership institutions

“law and order”

moral codes

church

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Personal responsibility

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Faith in the private sector

generally oppose:

civil rights laws

welfare programs

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Conservative Causes

  • Pro-business issues
  • Lower taxes
  • Military expansion
  • Anti-communism
  • State authority

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Social Conservatism

  • Public school prayer
  • Anti-abortion
  • Anti-pornography
  • Gov. support for private schools

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(competing clauses of the First Amendment)

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Historical Conservatives

  • Calvin Coolidge
  • Barry Goldwater
  • William F. Buckley
  • Jerry Falwell
  • Ronald Reagan

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Today’s Conservatives

  • Paul Ryan
  • Rand Paul
  • Sean Hannity

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Reagan Democrats

Rebellion against

  • The welfare state
  • Civil rights laws --> too aggressive

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Neoconservatives

Make U.S. the world’s unchallenged superpower

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Israel

unilateral action

preemption

regime change

American power = world peace

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Historic icon: Theodore Roosevelt

Today’s leaders: Dick Cheney, William Kristol

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Theme from “All in the Family”

ARCHIE: Oh the way Glenn Miller played

EDITH: Songs that made the hit parade

ARCHIE: Guys like us we had it made

BOTH: THOSE WERE THE DAYS

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EDITH: And you knew who you were then

ARCHIE: Girls were girls and men were men

BOTH: Mr. we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again

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ARCHIE: Didn’t need no welfare state

EDITH: Everybody pulled their weight

BOTH: Jee our old LaSalle ran great

BOTH: THOSE WERE THE DAYS!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0d8FTPv955I