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Transcript of American Political Culture Wilson Chapter 4 AP Government.
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American Political Culture
Wilson Chapter 4
AP Government
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What is Political Culture?
• The widely-shared beliefs, values, and norms that citizens share about their government
• A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out.
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CHARACTERISTICS• Liberty• Rugged individualism (is this always the case?)• Equality
– Opportunity more than result– Political more than economic equality– American Dream– FDR’s second bill of rights– Conflict between liberty ( capitalism) and equality
(democracy): Progressive Era; New Deal; Great Society
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CHARACTERISTICS• Democracy• Civic Duty (but we don’t know much about
political affairs)• Mistrust of Government (since 1960s)• Political Efficacy-capacity to understand
(individual) and influence (external) political events.
• Political tolerance- in the abstract vs. concrete• Pragmatism - we’re less ideological• Justice- “government of laws, not men”
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More on Justice…
• Policies and laws that adhere to the rule of law must adhere to these rules:– Generality– Prospectivity (apply to the future)– Publicity (cannot be secret)– Authority– Due Process
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Sources of Political Culture• History• Religion• Family
What has shaped your political identity and culture?
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Culture War• Cultural clash over values vs. economic clash over
wealth– Orthodox (morality)– Progressive (personal freedom)– Clash over: abortion, gay rights, drug use, school
prayer and pornography.
How is this war different than political disputes?Why has this war grown in recent years?
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Mistrust of Government• The “American Malaise” - crisis of
confidence evident in Americans’ growing disrespect for government, schools, churches, and institutions.– Jimmy Carter
Why don’t we trust our government? What don’t we trust about it?
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America vs. the World• Swedes - deferential in nature; harmony; equality
in results more important than equality in opportunity
• Japanese - Respect authority; group decisions• British- sense of civic duty; rectify unjust laws• Americans- strong sense of religion in politics
IS THE U.S. REALLY APATHETIC?