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Longman PoliticalScience Interactive. Magleby & Light Government by the People Chapter 4 Political Culture and Ideology. Introduced in Congress just days after King’s assassination in 1968, but not passed until 1983
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LongmanPoliticalScienceInteractive Magleby & Light Government by the People Chapter 4 Political Culture and Ideology
Introduced in Congress just days after King’s assassination in 1968, but not passed until 1983 Support was strong among groups such as labor unions and the National Football league Yet states such as AZ, VA, and SC were opposed to the idea In 2008, though racial tensions were never far from the headlines, candidates from both parties celebrated King’s accomplishments Controversy Over the Creation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day These changing attitudes toward King exemplify a shift in political culture in the U.S.
Widely shared beliefs, values, and norms about how citizens relate to government and to one another Suffrage Social capital Defining the U.S. Political Culture
Shared Values Equality Liberty Individualism Respect for the Common Person Democratic Consensus Justice and the Rule of Law Patriotism Optimism and Idealism
Where We Learn the American Political Culture Family Schools Number of times a week American families say that they eat together Schools teach an idealized view of the nation’s slogans and symbols
Where We Learn the American Political Culture Peers and Community Research shows that in heterogeneous communities, political participation tends to be higher, with more contested and competitive elections, and with more political debate than in homogeneous communities • Religion • Those raised in religious households tend to be socialized to contribute to society and to get involved in their communities
Where We Learn the American Political Culture Media More than two-thirds of Americans report that they receive “all or most” of their news from television
The American Dream Coming from humble beginnings, Oprah Winfrey—television host, movie actress, and one of the highest-paid people in the country—epitomizes the American Dream
The Industrial Transformation The Great Depression and the New Deal Political and Economic Change
Political Ideology:A Consistent Pattern of Beliefs About Political Values and the Role of Government Liberalism A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity -Classical liberals -Contemporary liberals -Criticisms of liberalism
Political Ideology:A Consistent Pattern of Beliefs About Political Values and the Role of Government Conservatism A belief that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity -Traditional conservatives -Criticisms of Conservatism
Socialism An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange Bernard Sanders, a self-described socialist, is a Congressman from Vermont
Libertarianism An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a minimal government, promoting a free-market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life Bob Barr (center), Libertarian candidate for president in 2008
People in Politics: Rachel Carson A leading scientist in the 1950s and 1960s and author of Silent Spring
Political Ideology and the American People Figure 4-1
Political Ideology and the American People Figure 4-2
Sylvan: This image looks really low-res when blown up. Differences in Political Ideology
