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15 Cards in this Set
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What is social status?
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A measure of one's social standing obtained by combining factors such as education, income, and occupation.
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What is religious tradition?
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The moral teachings of religious institutions on religious, social, and economic issues.
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What is the gender gap?
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The difference in political views between men and women.
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What does a liberal generally believe in?
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A more active federal government for regulating business, supports social welfare and protecting minority rights, but prefers less regulation of private social conduct.
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What does a conservative generally believe in?
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More limited and local government, less government regulation of markets, more social confomrity to traditional norms and values, and tougher policies toward criminals.
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What is political ideology?
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A coherent and consistent set of beliefs about who ought to rule, what principles rulers ought to obey, and what policies rulers ought to pursue.
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Who are libertarians?
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People who wish to maximize personal liberty on both economic and social issues.
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Who are populists?
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People who hold liberal views on economic matters and conservative ones on social matters.
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Who are the political elite?
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People who have a disproporitionate amount of political power.
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What is a norm?
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A standard or right of proper conduct.
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What are two ways elites influence public opinion?
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They raise and frame political issues, and state the norms by which issues should be settled.
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What is the John Q. Public?
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The average man or woman on the street. The little guy or common man.
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What is Middle America?
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A phrase coined by Joseph Kraft to refer to Americans who havem oved out of poverty but are not yet affluent.
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What does the silent majority consist of?
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People no mater their economic status, who uphold traditional values, especial against the counterculture of the 1960s.
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Which do some religions believe economically and politcally?
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Catholic families are more liberal economically than protestants, and Jewish families are more liberal on both economic an social issues than families of either Catholics or Protestants.
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