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American Political Culture Wilson Chapter 4 AP Government

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.

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

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”

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

Sources of Political Culture History Religion Family What has shaped your political identity and culture?

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?

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?

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?