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AP Gov Unit 2 V+N
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Political Culture: | Patterned set of ways of thinking about how politics, economics, and government ought to be carried out. |
| Why is America so Successful? | No aristocracy Westward Expansion Country of small farmers Moral and intellectual characteristics |
| What is the American View of the Political system | Liberty Equality Democracy Civic Duty Individual Responsibility Biggest evidence of common culture: Americanism/Un-American |
| Almond and Verba | Conducted a famous cross-national study of political participation |
| Americanism | A persistant word in our vocabulary that indicates Americans are bound by common values and hopes |
| civic competence | The belief that one can affect government policies |
| class consciousness | The awareness of belonging to a particular socioeconomic group whose interests are different from those of others |
| Congregational | A kind of church in which memebers control activities, whether erecting a building, hiring a preacher, or managing its finances |
| Erik Erikson | Psychologist who noted distinct traits of American and European families |
| equal opportunity | The condition in which people, although not guaranteed equal rewards, expect to have comparable chances to compete for those rewards |
| Individualism | A citizen's capacity to understand and influence political events |
| external efficacy | The belief that the system will respond to what citizens do |
| internal efficacy | The confidence in one's own ability to understand and take part in political affairs |
| liberty | The condition of being relatively free of governmental restraints |