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Political Culture: The Ideas that Unite Us

Political Culture: The Ideas that Unite Us. Political culture: a set of ideas, values and ways of thinking about government and politics that are widely shared in a society. What are some common values that make up American political culture?. American Political Culture. Democracy

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Political Culture: The Ideas that Unite Us

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  1. Political Culture: The Ideas that Unite Us • Political culture: a set of ideas, values and ways of thinking about government and politics that are widely shared in a society. • What are some common values that make up American political culture?

  2. American Political Culture • Democracy • Popular sovereignty • Majority rule • Minority rights • The rule of law • Individual freedoms/civil liberties • Capitalism/economic freedom/private property

  3. American Political Culture • Even though Americans share many values, there are many disagreements. • How free should the market be? • How much liberty? • What if our liberties conflict with our security interests? • What if our liberties conflict with someone’s concept of morality? • Hate groups like the Ku Klux Klan • Abortion

  4. American Political Culture • Would any of the following policies be accepted as part of our culture? • A law making discrimination in public accommodations that are privately owned illegal • A health insurance plan administered by the federal government • A law controlling electricity prices • A law requiring people to wear seat belts

  5. American Political Culture • Prohibiting an Islamic Center from being built within a mile of the World Trade Center site • Visual inspection of every piece of mail handled by the U.S. Postal Service for security purposes • A law requiring government positions to reflect the proportion of racial, ethnic and gender groups in society at large

  6. American Political Culture • Which of the components of American political culture do you think is most important to Americans? Why? To you? Why? • Which of the components of American political culture do you think is least important to Americans? Why? To you? Why?

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