Chapter 5: Wilson Homework: Assignment 8 for Thursday

 These terms refer to a somewhat consistent set of beliefs about the role of government  Political Ideology ▪ They cannot describe every person, nor apply to every person in the same way  US 20 th century – begin in economic terms  Liberal – government intervention in economy,  Conservative – free market proponents  Though these applications are inexact, we can draw broad outlines of what they mean….

Populist Economic Line Conservative – less control Social Line Liberal - Less control Libertarian Liberal – More control Conservative – more control Pure Liberal Pure Conservative

 Elite – some segment of the population that has a disproportionate share of wealth in some area  Economic, social status, political power, etc.  Political elites  Take more active interest in politics  Often are more liberal/conservative than average citizen; and have different opinions than public ▪ Many “publics”, and also many “elites”, means measuring opinions of either is not an exact science  Help to frame debates and promote issues to the forefront of the nation’s consciousness  Also determine the range of acceptable policy outcomes  This is still done within limits; some problems or issues in society will arise and capture the public’s attention regardless of the influence of elites

Populist - Authoritarian Economic Line Conservative – less control Social Line Liberal - Less control Libertarian Liberal – More control Conservative – more control Pure Liberal Pure Conservative