POLS 207: Exam 2 (Phaik Lim) |
148 Verified Questions and
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Political Culture - -Simply your way of life: values, beliefs, etc.
A shared environment that is affected by your history
- Transportation - -What helped with isolation?
- Minority Groups - -Have their own subsets of political culture; these groups
often absorb many characteristics of the dominant group
- Texas; in most other places, people think of themselves as "Americans"
first, but we think of ourselves as "Texans" first - -Who has intense
patriotism? and how?
- Major historical events that do not fade away; ex. conservative beliefs - -
What is political culture based on?
- 47-48 have a majority of conservatives - -How many states consider
themselves culturally conservative?
- Daniel Elazar - -Who was the social scientist that studied cultural patterns
of the U.S.?
- Individualistic - -An approach to gov. and politics that emphasizes private
initiative with minimum gov. interference.
Stresses the importance of individual initiative and a role of gov. limited to
protecting individual rights
- Individualistic political culture - -What ensures that social and political
relationships are based upon merit, rather than tradition, family ties, or
personal connections?
- Traditionalistic - -An approach to gov. and politics that sees the role of
gov. as the preservation of tradition and existing social order
- It is traditionalistic - -What is true of Texas' political culture?
- Gov. leadership lies in the hands of the social elite.
The level of participation by ordinary citizens is relatively low. - -What is true
of traditionalistic political culture?
, - To protect and preserve the existing social order - -What is the role of gov.
in traditionalistic cultures?
- Moralistic - -An approach of gov. and politics in which people expect the
gov. to intervene in the social and economic affairs of the state, promoting
the public welfare and advancing in public good
- By the state's long history of one-party rule - -How is Texas' political
culture represented?
- the 1970's - -When did Texas have their first Republican governor?
- To discourage people from voting - -What is one of the main reasons that
public policies are created?
- It focuses on a state's history and development as important factors
influencing politics and policy. - -Why is political culture important?
- They must go from feudalism to capitalism - -How do countries progress?
- Prefers the gov. to not intervene in the economy - -What does it mean to
be an economically conservative state?
- Positive relationship of voter turnout - -If voting turnout is high in 1994, it
will also be high in 2000
- Texas - -Who is known for having a low voter turnout?
- (1) maintain order, (2) provide public goods, (3) promote equality - -What
are the 3 purposes of government?
- preserve life and protect property (national defense, public safety, etc.) - -
What does it mean to maintain order?
- Benefits and services are available and beneficial to everyone (semi-
debatable) - -What does it mean to provide public goods?
- Free-Rider problem - -Those who use without pay
- Help the poor; ex. welfare and social services like Healthcare - -What does
it mean to promote equality?
- The gov. does EVERYTHING --> their countries are also more communist or
have monarchies (ex. Hitler with Germany & Stalin with Russia) - -What is a
totalitarian gov.?
148 Verified Questions and
Answers
Political Culture - -Simply your way of life: values, beliefs, etc.
A shared environment that is affected by your history
- Transportation - -What helped with isolation?
- Minority Groups - -Have their own subsets of political culture; these groups
often absorb many characteristics of the dominant group
- Texas; in most other places, people think of themselves as "Americans"
first, but we think of ourselves as "Texans" first - -Who has intense
patriotism? and how?
- Major historical events that do not fade away; ex. conservative beliefs - -
What is political culture based on?
- 47-48 have a majority of conservatives - -How many states consider
themselves culturally conservative?
- Daniel Elazar - -Who was the social scientist that studied cultural patterns
of the U.S.?
- Individualistic - -An approach to gov. and politics that emphasizes private
initiative with minimum gov. interference.
Stresses the importance of individual initiative and a role of gov. limited to
protecting individual rights
- Individualistic political culture - -What ensures that social and political
relationships are based upon merit, rather than tradition, family ties, or
personal connections?
- Traditionalistic - -An approach to gov. and politics that sees the role of
gov. as the preservation of tradition and existing social order
- It is traditionalistic - -What is true of Texas' political culture?
- Gov. leadership lies in the hands of the social elite.
The level of participation by ordinary citizens is relatively low. - -What is true
of traditionalistic political culture?
, - To protect and preserve the existing social order - -What is the role of gov.
in traditionalistic cultures?
- Moralistic - -An approach of gov. and politics in which people expect the
gov. to intervene in the social and economic affairs of the state, promoting
the public welfare and advancing in public good
- By the state's long history of one-party rule - -How is Texas' political
culture represented?
- the 1970's - -When did Texas have their first Republican governor?
- To discourage people from voting - -What is one of the main reasons that
public policies are created?
- It focuses on a state's history and development as important factors
influencing politics and policy. - -Why is political culture important?
- They must go from feudalism to capitalism - -How do countries progress?
- Prefers the gov. to not intervene in the economy - -What does it mean to
be an economically conservative state?
- Positive relationship of voter turnout - -If voting turnout is high in 1994, it
will also be high in 2000
- Texas - -Who is known for having a low voter turnout?
- (1) maintain order, (2) provide public goods, (3) promote equality - -What
are the 3 purposes of government?
- preserve life and protect property (national defense, public safety, etc.) - -
What does it mean to maintain order?
- Benefits and services are available and beneficial to everyone (semi-
debatable) - -What does it mean to provide public goods?
- Free-Rider problem - -Those who use without pay
- Help the poor; ex. welfare and social services like Healthcare - -What does
it mean to promote equality?
- The gov. does EVERYTHING --> their countries are also more communist or
have monarchies (ex. Hitler with Germany & Stalin with Russia) - -What is a
totalitarian gov.?
