1. Brainstorm a list of what you value. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

2. The widely-shared beliefs, values, and norms that citizens share about their government.

3. 1.Equality 2.Justice 3.Tolerance 4.Self Reliance 5.Community 6.Freedom 7.Democracy 8.Stability 9.Security 10.Cooperation

4. Employment Freedom from unfair competition Housing, Medical care, Education, Social securitySocial security

5. Agree or disagree with the following statement. Healthcare is a right equivalent to free speech, religion... ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

6. One party does not control executive and Legislative branches Effect Partisanship, Gridlock, Frustration

7. “I am not a crook” Vietnam Clinton/Lewinsky Watergate Divided Gov. Cost of Elections

8. Political Efficacy One’s own understanding and competence of government. Has stayed steady through time Belief one can have an impact on government Has declined through time

9. What impact can a declining external political efficacy have on political behavior and why? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

10. Abundant and fertile land Property Rights Countless opportunities to acquire land/make living Lack of feudal society Independent spirit To adapt Gov. to time and place

11. Today, would De Tocqueville believe that our democracy is still on the right course? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

12. Emotion attached Dormant emerging

13. Uses: Inform the public Inform candidates Inform office holders Exit polls Date Oba ma McC ain AVERAGE X45.943.3 ABC News National Polls 9/19- 22 5243 CNN National Polls 9/19- 21 4845 Cook Political Report National Polls 6/17/ 08 4440 Democracy Corps National Polls 9/8- 10 4648 Diageo National Polls 8/29- 31 4839 Fox News National Polls 9/22- 23 4539

14. Representative SampleRepresentative Sample Random Sampling Respondent’s Knowledge Objective Wording Accuracy: Straw Poll Rasmussen TrackingRasmussen Tracking9/25 - 9/27 Obama 47 Romney 46

17. Process in which people acquire their political beliefs Strongest Fairly equal influence of mother and father When differ, associate with closest parent Impact of growing number of Independents Higher income  More conservative and supportive of Republicans Lower incomes-  More liberal and supportive of Democrats (ideology: conservative/liberal )

18. Conflicting results More education, more conservative College students more liberal than general population Most prestigious-  most liberal Whites: More conservative (more Republican) Blacks: More liberal (strongest support of Democratic Party) >90% Hispanics: Cubans v. Mexican Americans Asians:

19. Protestant: More conservative generally Evangelicals more on social issues and econ Catholic: Traditionally more liberal (Economic) than on social issues (Abortion issue) Jewish: Most liberal (Strong support for the Democratic Party)

20. 1900’s  conservative 1992 Year of the Woman Clinton and Soccer Moms Gender Gap: Sex sensitive issues, compare to pastGender Gap Security Moms NASCAR Dads Coastal Cities: environment Urban areas: immigrants, minorities Solid South Rust Belt Rural areas (religion?)

22. Set of beliefs and values that shape a person’s view Limited role of govt. Govt. seen as chief threat to liberty Protect property rights

23. Expanded role of govt. (New Deal) Corporations seen as chief threat to liberty Need govt. to “smooth out the rough edges of capitalism” Role: protect people’s well being

24. Less likely to rely upon govt. to solve problems Not as involved as “New Deal” liberals

25. Reagan/Bush 41/ Bush 43 104-109 th Republican Congress Strength in formally “Solid South” Reversal in 1930’s trend to automatically look to govt. to solve problems Emphasis on private sector to solve problems Strong support for tax cuts

26. Prayer in school Anti-Gay Marriage Anti-Abortion Emphasis on “free market” Free enterprise

28. Means of production are in Gov. Hands Land Labor Capital

33. Comparison with other countries Why?

34. Suffrage Qualifications State Legislatures eliminated these 15 th Amend 19 th Amend. 24 th Amend. Voting Rights Act 1965 26 th Amend.

35. Property restrictions (Andrew Jackson) Race: 15 th Amendment Women: 19 th Amendment Income: 24 th Amendment Literacy: Voting Rights Act of 1965 Minimum age of 18: 26 th Amendment Less voting power per person

36. Registration (motor voter Bill) Long Ballot: Excessive number of issues to vote on Type of election: General, Primary, midterm, state, delegates Difficulty in obtaining absentee ballots Too many elections: Ballot fatigue Weekday, non-holiday voting (Voting is a linkage institution, interest groups,political parties & media)

37. Lack of political efficacy Dissatisfaction with candidates, parties, etc. Weakness of parties’ ability to mobilize voters Don’t like either, so why vote?

38. Level of Education: Level of edu. Highest predictor Income: High vs. Low Age: 18-24 lowest 45 and up highest Race: White vs. minorities Cross-cutting cleavages Religious Involvement

40. In your opinion, what is the single most influential reason for not voting? ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

41. IssueLiberal PositionConservative Position Health CareIt’s a right, government health plan It’s a privilege, private plan, national clearinghouse for insurance, H.S.A. Crime/PunishRehabilitation, no Capital Punishment Eye for an eye, Capital Punishment Business Reg.Regulation on businesses Free market solutions, deregulation Military Spending Decrease spending, smaller military Increase spending, larger military TaxesTax increase on wealthy, progressive tax Tax cuts, regressive tax, flat tax WelfareExpand welfare, medicare, medicaid, social security Faith based initiatives, privatize social security