POLS 207 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Supermajority, Electronic Voting
23 Oct 2017
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Political culture differences among the states: 2 states sometimes disagree on what quali es as a problem that state government ought to deal with, traditionalistic political culture. Those of wealth and position were expected to rule. Turnout in elections and other political participation should be low. Decisions were to be made by those most capable. Arizona and new mexico: moralistic political culture. Northern border in a belt from maine to oregon. Government must do what is morally correct. Demand that merit be the basis for selecting who will get public jobs. Participation in elections and other political activities is a civic duty. Little disagreement on what is morally correct: individualistic political culture. Handle those functions demanded by the people it is created to serve. Belt of states from massachusetts through the us industrial heartland. Willing to pay taxes to underwrite these services. Government is to be earned through political competition.
