Political Beliefs and Behaviors

	A distinctive and patterned way of thinking about how political and economic life ought to be carried out.
	Americans believe they should have many rights.
	Americans believe in equality of participation and opportunity, but not economically equal.
	Government should be accountable to the people.
	Americans generally feel people are obligated to participate in civic and political affairs.
	Barring some disability, individuals are responsible for their own actions and well-being.
	Consistent set of views concerning the policies a government ought to pursue.
	The belief that one can affect government policies.
	Relatively absent in the American culture, as most see themselves as middle class.
	The means by which most aspects are political culture are transmitted from generation to generation.
	The capacity to understand and influence political events.
	The ability to understand and take part in political affairs.
	The ability to make the political system respond to the citizenry.
	Many Americans are not very tolerant of groups they dislike.
	Know more about politics and have different views on politics than the masses. Tend to run for office, work on campaigns, and lead social movements.
	Opinions are not stable and reflect the wording of polls and the order in which options are presented.
	A way in which the family forms and transmits political beliefs. This is based on social status and religious tradition.
	Difference in political views between men and women. Men are increasingly Republican since the 1960s. Women have traditionally maintained a Democratic stance.
	The more education you receive, the more liberal you tend to be. The more liberal a school you attended, the more liberal you tend to be. Also increases your rate of political participation.
	The largest group of American voters.
	One who calls for an active national government to intervene in the economy, create social welfare programs, and help groups gain bargaining power.
	Favor free markets, states' rights, and greater reliance on individual choice in economic affairs.
	Conservative on economic matters and liberal on social ones.
	Liberal on economic matters and conservative on social ones.
	Have gone to college, but not graduate school, live in the suburbs, go to church, and vote Republican.
	Post-graduate education, live in or near big cities, are critical of business, have liberal views on social issues, and vote Democrat.
	Have access to the media to shape political issues and state the norms by which issues should be settled. Shape the policies, but not define the problem.
	2/3rds of the voting-age population is registered and only have of the people vote in Presidential elections.
	Right of African Americans to vote.
	Measure to prevent African Americans from voting, as a failure would result in not being allowed to register to vote. Two tests were given; one to whites and one to blacks.
	Payment in order to vote. Another measure to prohibit African Americans from voting as many could not afford to pay.
	Allowed whites who were illiterate or poor to vote, if his ancestors voted before 1867.
	Gave women the right to vote. Doubled the size of the voting eligible population.
	Gave 18 year-olds the right to vote.
	Gave DC residents the right to vote in presidential elections.
	The percentage of the voting-age population that votes.
	Eligible voters determined by census reports.
	VAP minus those that are aliens, prisoners, former felons who have not had their voting privileges restored.
	The most common form of political participation.
	Those that do little more than vote, politically speaking. Tend to not be well-educated and are substantially older than the average American.
	Vote and get involved in helping in campaigns. Better educated than the average voter and have strong political ties to a party.
	Focus on non-partisan community activities. Form and join organizations to deal with local problems and contact local officials about these problems.
	Do not vote and stay out of elections and campaigns, but are willing to contact local officials about personal problems.
	More schooling, religious involvement, higher social class all increase political participation.