POLS 249 Lecture Notes - Wedge Issue, The Federalist Papers, Richard Posner
17 Dec 2012
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The general political values, attitudes, and beliefs that were widely held within a political community. Each state/city has their own political culture(s): in general, most canadians prefer things to be stable. Example: new york has their own political culture. For examples, you can"t assume all texans vote republican: in the united states, they emphasize freedom and liberty, in iran, the country itself is quite conservative. Among the capital, you may find very many liberals. Americans prefer freedom and take it seriously. The problem is that no two people have the same definition of freedom. a good example is healthcare. Equality: people came to the u. s. with the prospect of freedom and land. As a result, there are far less social services than countries such as canada: individualism. Socialism, or things like that, will never get you elected in the united. There is no political equivalent to the ndp. From a cultural standpoint, america is much more cultural collectivist than canada.
