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Political Culture

Political Culture. What is it? The common values of American politics What does America mean to you?. Political Culture. How do we learn about our political culture? The PROCESS of... Political Socialization

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Political Culture

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  1. Political Culture • What is it? • The common values of American politics • What does America mean to you?

  2. Political Culture • How do we learn about our political culture? • The PROCESS of... Political Socialization • The learning about government and politics as well as influences on how one’s political ideas develop

  3. Political Socialization • Who influences your political ideas and values • Family • School • Religious congregations • Youth organizations • Mass media

  4. Political Socialization • What is the role of life changes in political socialization? • Age • Family status

  5. Political Socialization • What do we learn during the process of socialization? • Be patriotic and loyal • We’re #1 • Liberty • Equality • Respect for the individual • Rule of law • American Dream • “Just do it!”

  6. What does it mean to be American? • How do we know if political socialization is creating the ideal American political culture? • Just ask… • Voices from Lady Liberty - July 4 Special - MSNBC.com

  7. Political Culture • Daniel Elazar’s research identified 3 political cultures in America, based on regional and sectional differences. • Moral Political Culture • Individual Political Culture • Traditional Political Culture

  8. Moral Political Culture • DominantMixed with others • Government as positive force • Politics as a great activity of man in search for a good society. • Focus on community

  9. Individual Political Culture • DominantMixed with others • Government as practical necessity • Emphasizes limiting government intervention in private areas. • Cynicism about government is relatively high. • Focus on the Individual

  10. Traditional Political Culture • DominantMixed with others • Government’s job is to maintain existing social order • Social and family ties are prominent • Want limited Government, with little intervention

  11. Political Ideology • What is it? • “A highly organized and coherent set of opinions” • “A set of beliefs explaining how the world operates and how the world should operate and what role government should play in society” • “A continuum from liberal to conservative”

  12. What does it mean to be liberal or conservative? • Liberalism- Representative Government, free-speech, abolition of class privilege, and state protection of the individual. (“The Left”) • Conservatism- Governmental system where the existing institution is maintained, emphasis of free-enterprise and minimal governmental intervention. (“The Right”)

  13. Meanings in Society • What do the terms liberal and conservative mean in society today? • Liberal Profile: • Conservative Profile:

  14. Single Continuum • Often analyzed on a 7 point scale

  15. Ideology and Political Parties • In the US, the Democrats are conservative liberals and the Republicans are liberal conservatives. • Democrats would be at about a 2.5 - 3.3 • Republicans would be at about a 3.6 - 5.5 • Democrats (and states that vote primarily for Democrats), are associated with the color Blue. • Republicans (and states that vote primarily for Republicans), are associated with the color Red.

  16. Problems with “red and blue” • Because of the Electoral College, no matter how close the elections are, all of that State’s electoral votes go to either the Republican President or the Democratic President. Even if it’s a 48%/52% vote. • Each state gets labeled “red” or “blue,” which gives us the idea that we are a very divided country, almost split down the middle ideologically. • Presidential Election Interactive Map and History of the Electoral College • Election maps • We can see that most of the country is actually purple.

  17. The 7 point continuum has it’s faults… What if someone is economically conservative but socially liberal? Or socially conservative but economically liberal? In these instances, the 7 point scale doesn’t work.

  18. Populism- believes in the redistribution of political power and economic leadership to the “common people”. • Libertarian- believes in an improved system of anarchy. Government is necessary, but only to prevent people from stepping on the Natural Rights of others.

  19. Alternatives to the continuum • The continuum fails to recognize the complexities of political ideologies. It is possible to be socially conservative and economically liberal and vise versa. Libertarians Liberals Populists Conservatives

  20. Alternatives to liberal and conservative • Communism • Collective ownership, planned economy, each should work to capacity and receive what they need. (Everyone is equal) • Socialism • Means of production, distribution, and exchange are in common ownership. (People aren’t equal, but there are no super rich or super poor) • Fascism • Existing social order protected by forcible suppression of the working class. (Think Stalin) • Totalitarianism • Government control of all activities (Stalin too…)

  21. So, where are you in this mix? Do the web quest posted on http://easleys-world.wikispaces.com/American+Government

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