political culture study guide
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Rossi Castillo 02/08/11 Study Guide # 2 Political Beliefs/Behaviors Political Culture is the coherent way of thinking about how politics and government should be carried out. Its difficult to pinpoint in the USA because cultural differences affect political philosophies. Religion has always been a big role in shaping our political culure. The Culture War is a conflict animated by deep differences in people's beliefs about private and public morality. Many issues include abortion, gay rights, drug issues, school prayer, and pornography. In 1960s, the Vietnam war,1970s, the Watergate scandal, 1990s Clinton's sex scandal, all led to the mistrust in government. The main reason that the mistrust has happened was because we expect more out of Washington.