POS 2041 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: School Voucher, Gun Control, New Deal Coalition

• School: UCF
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POS 2041
• Professor: Beth Rosenson

Document Summary

Political socialization: process by which people acquire their political values, political ideology: set of beliefs about public policy, political socialization is how people acquire their ideology. Americans tend to identify themselves as conservative, liberal, or moderate. The ideological spectrum: left wing: liberal, radical, right wing: conservative, reactionary, centrist: moderate. Conservatives: higher value placed on freedom than on equality when the two conflict, limit size of national government, decrease regulation of business, pro-life, support school vouchers, freedom and tradition, no gun control. Liberals: gov. should promote equality, even if some freedom is lost, larger role for government, increase regulation of business, increase gun control, pro-choice. Political ideology: libertarians: people who favor freedom over both equality and order, communitarians: people who favor equality and order over freedom. Political culture: widely-shared beliefs and values citizens share about their gov. Helps define public expectations in political process.