Political Culture Essential Question: Which is better for America – liberal values or conservative values?

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Political Culture Essential Question: Which is better for America – liberal values or conservative values?

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

Roots of American Political Culture American Revolution Bible: Judeo-Christian Ethic Documents –Declaration of Independence –United States Constitution

What are the essential American Values?

Liberty: Freedom or Order?

Equality: Results or opportunity?

Democracy

Civic Duty

Individual Responsibility

Issue #1: Immigration Conservatives: Want strict controls on immigration. No leniency for illegal aliens. Liberals: Favor more leniency for illegal aliens.

Issue #2: Race Conservatives: Opposed desegregation and affirmative action Liberals: Favored desegregation and affirmative action

The Culture War: American battle over values Origins: Conflicts of the 1960’s and 1970’s Two camps: Conservative and Liberal

National Endowment for the Arts (1980’s)

Issue #3: Abortion Pro-life Oppose legal abortion. Want Roe v. Wade overturned.

Issue #3: Abortion Pro-choice Support legal abortion. Want Roe v. Wade not to be overturned.

How divided is America?

Next Time: Public Opinion and Political Participation (Chapters 5 and 6)