POLS 150 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Plurality Voting System, Social Equality, Party System
9 Jan 2020
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Strong advocate for social purity (not equality) (far right) Individual freedom/ civil liberties & restraining gov power. Moderate & ambiguous ideological positions limit alienation. 2 party dominant system exists where single member plurality & electoral system is used. Compels major parties to moderate/make ambiguous ideologies. Down"s spatial model (explaining/prescribing multi-party systems & party behavior) Civic culture: flexible culture where roles are fluid/not permanent. Volume of participants higher than in other countries. Freedom and willingness to talk & express opinions through receiving poli info through different avenues (adv mass communication system) Excite &/or infuriate ab politics=poli system matters. Fanaticism of what the political system legitimizes. Given by adv, diversified, modern econ system (trickle down effect) =resources for poli system to satisfy demands of ppl. =less reliant on gov providing commonities bc they already have resources. Subject and parochial roles persist as reserves of influence over participants (whose roles are comparatively broad)
