political culture essential question: which is better for america – liberal values or conservative...
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Political Culture
Essential Question: Which is better for America – liberal values or conservative values?
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Vocabulary
Political Culture: Broadly shared political and economic values
Conservative: person who is generally resistant to social change
Liberal: person who generally supports social change
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Roots of American Political Culture
• American Revolution
• Bible: Judeo-Christian Ethic
• Documents
– Declaration of Independence
– United States Constitution
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What are the essential American Values?
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Liberty: Freedom or Order?
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Equality: Results or opportunity?
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Democracy
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Civic Duty
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Individual Responsibility
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Issue #1: Immigration
• Conservatives: Want strict controls on immigration. No leniency for illegal aliens.
• Liberals: Favor more leniency for illegal aliens.
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Issue #2: Race
Conservatives: Opposed desegregation and affirmative action
Liberals: Favored desegregation and affirmative action
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The Culture War: American battle over values
• Origins: Conflicts of the 1960’s and 1970’s
• Two camps: Conservative and Liberal
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National Endowment for the Arts (1980’s)
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Issue #3: Abortion
Pro-life
Oppose legal abortion. Want Roe v. Wade overturned.
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Issue #3: Abortion
Pro-choice
Support legal abortion. Want Roe v. Wade not to be overturned.
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How divided is America?
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Next Time: Public Opinion and Political Participation
(Chapters 5 and 6)