LO 3.A.1: Explain the core American beliefs, values, and norms that define the relationship between citizens and government and citizens with each other.
Individualism, equality of opportunity, and free enterprise are all core American values that define the relationship between government and citizens. The government provides and protects citizens in order for individualism to be prevalent. Different individualism and opinions are what makes the government possible. The government must give all citizens an equal opportunity. The government cannot play favorites. Little government control allows citizens to have more control over some economic aspects. Free enterprise is a principle based off of laize faire, which means "hands off" or no government intervention.
LO 3.A.2: Evaluate the influence of various factors in political attitudes and socialization.
Family: Family is the most influential factor when studying political socialization because people tend to adopt their families views. This influence is strongest when both parents are of the same political ideology.
School: Teachers can force their ideas upon their students or just show their ideas to students and allow them to create their own. It either goes left or right; there is not in between.
Peers: Teens develop an ideology separate from adults. Adolescents develop their own political ideas away from their parents for the first time. Peers influence their ideas and decisions when considering political ideology.
Social Environments: Class- Rich people tend to be more conservative. Poor people tend to be more liberal.
Church- Religion emphasizes certain beliefs that influence certain political ideologies and sway people.
LO 4.A.1: Evaluate the impact that public opinion and scientific polling have on elections and policy debates.
Citizens may base their decisions off of superficial aspects of the candidates like how they look or dress or how sweaty they are. People may think that their vote doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things. People may also not be educated on issues well enough and may make an uninformed decision. People lie about their opinions because they want to be apart of the winning team and not look dumb. People change and can change their mind before the end of the election, which sways the votes. There may be differences in surveys and actual votes because of these factors. Government tends to respond to public opinion, but sometimes the government does not do what the people want. The public's attitude can change overtime based on governmental actions.
LO 3.A.3: Analyze the relationship between 21st century globalization and American political, social and cultural values.
American political, social, and cultural values have spread with positive results through wars and revolution. For example, when the pilgrims declared independence in 1776, the French people looked to them as an example and revolted against the monarchy and became a democracy. Political values have spread and caused civil wars between countries. Also, American involvement has caused trouble for countries like Palestine and Israel.
LO 3.B.1: Analyze how political culture influences the formation, goals, and implementation of public policy.
The American dream. It's the belief that each American has the freedom to pursue a better life — a nice house, a car or two, and a more comfortable existence than our parents.
This freedom has fueled incredible "RAGS TO RICHES" stories, such as Presidents starting out in log cabins and highly successful entrepreneurs who came to America as penniless immigrants — not to mention the guy that dropped out of Harvard to become the richest man in the world. These stories contribute to the American political culture.
Every country has a Political Culture — widely shared beliefs, values, and norms that define the relationship between citizens and government, and citizens to one another. Beliefs about economic life are part of the political culture because politics affects economics. A good understanding of a country's political LO 3.C.1: Compare how political ideologies vary on the role of government in regulating the marketplace
Conservatives want less government intervention because they are usually wealthy and don't want the government to take their money. Liberals, on the other hand, tend to want more government intervention because they depend on government services like welfare and food stamps.
LO 3.C.2: Compare how political ideologies vary with regard to the role of government in addressing social issues.
Liberals do not want the government to make decisions regarding social issues. Conservatives want the government the regulate things like abortion, whereas Liberals are generally pro-choice.
LO 4.D.1: Summarize the voting rights protections in the Constitution and in legislation.
LO 4.D.2: Analyze the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections.
According to the Constitution, voting regulations are left to the states. So, states would enforce literacy test, property laws, or poll taxes to discourage people, specifically African-Americans, from voting. However, since the civil right movement, African-Americans can now vote in elections equally. No nation guarantees universal suffrage, not even the United States.
LO 4.D.3: Analyze U.S. voter turnout and compare it with that in other democracies.
Voter turnout in US is the lowest voter turnout when compared with all the other democracies in the world. This is partly because of the amendment that changed the voting age to 18. People ages 18-23 are the least likely to vote. Rich, white, old, religious people are the most likely to vote.
LO 4.D.4: Explain the factors that influence voter choices.
In this election, the main factors that influenced voter choices were economy, war, and healthcare. In future elections, these factors will change based on current events people's political efficacy.
LO 4.D.5: Compare different models of voting behavior.
Understanding voter's behavior can explain how and why decisions are made either by the public decision makers, which has been a central concern for political scientist or by the electorate.
Individualism, equality of opportunity, and free enterprise are all core American values that define the relationship between government and citizens. The government provides and protects citizens in order for individualism to be prevalent. Different individualism and opinions are what makes the government possible. The government must give all citizens an equal opportunity. The government cannot play favorites. Little government control allows citizens to have more control over some economic aspects. Free enterprise is a principle based off of laize faire, which means "hands off" or no government intervention.
LO 3.A.2: Evaluate the influence of various factors in political attitudes and socialization.
Family: Family is the most influential factor when studying political socialization because people tend to adopt their families views. This influence is strongest when both parents are of the same political ideology.
School: Teachers can force their ideas upon their students or just show their ideas to students and allow them to create their own. It either goes left or right; there is not in between.
Peers: Teens develop an ideology separate from adults. Adolescents develop their own political ideas away from their parents for the first time. Peers influence their ideas and decisions when considering political ideology.
Social Environments: Class- Rich people tend to be more conservative. Poor people tend to be more liberal.
Church- Religion emphasizes certain beliefs that influence certain political ideologies and sway people.
LO 4.A.1: Evaluate the impact that public opinion and scientific polling have on elections and policy debates.
Citizens may base their decisions off of superficial aspects of the candidates like how they look or dress or how sweaty they are. People may think that their vote doesn't matter in the overall scheme of things. People may also not be educated on issues well enough and may make an uninformed decision. People lie about their opinions because they want to be apart of the winning team and not look dumb. People change and can change their mind before the end of the election, which sways the votes. There may be differences in surveys and actual votes because of these factors. Government tends to respond to public opinion, but sometimes the government does not do what the people want. The public's attitude can change overtime based on governmental actions.
LO 3.A.3: Analyze the relationship between 21st century globalization and American political, social and cultural values.
American political, social, and cultural values have spread with positive results through wars and revolution. For example, when the pilgrims declared independence in 1776, the French people looked to them as an example and revolted against the monarchy and became a democracy. Political values have spread and caused civil wars between countries. Also, American involvement has caused trouble for countries like Palestine and Israel.
LO 3.B.1: Analyze how political culture influences the formation, goals, and implementation of public policy.
The American dream. It's the belief that each American has the freedom to pursue a better life — a nice house, a car or two, and a more comfortable existence than our parents.
This freedom has fueled incredible "RAGS TO RICHES" stories, such as Presidents starting out in log cabins and highly successful entrepreneurs who came to America as penniless immigrants — not to mention the guy that dropped out of Harvard to become the richest man in the world. These stories contribute to the American political culture.
Every country has a Political Culture — widely shared beliefs, values, and norms that define the relationship between citizens and government, and citizens to one another. Beliefs about economic life are part of the political culture because politics affects economics. A good understanding of a country's political LO 3.C.1: Compare how political ideologies vary on the role of government in regulating the marketplace
Conservatives want less government intervention because they are usually wealthy and don't want the government to take their money. Liberals, on the other hand, tend to want more government intervention because they depend on government services like welfare and food stamps.
LO 3.C.2: Compare how political ideologies vary with regard to the role of government in addressing social issues.
Liberals do not want the government to make decisions regarding social issues. Conservatives want the government the regulate things like abortion, whereas Liberals are generally pro-choice.
LO 4.D.1: Summarize the voting rights protections in the Constitution and in legislation.
LO 4.D.2: Analyze the roles that individual choice and state laws play in voter turnout in elections.
According to the Constitution, voting regulations are left to the states. So, states would enforce literacy test, property laws, or poll taxes to discourage people, specifically African-Americans, from voting. However, since the civil right movement, African-Americans can now vote in elections equally. No nation guarantees universal suffrage, not even the United States.
LO 4.D.3: Analyze U.S. voter turnout and compare it with that in other democracies.
Voter turnout in US is the lowest voter turnout when compared with all the other democracies in the world. This is partly because of the amendment that changed the voting age to 18. People ages 18-23 are the least likely to vote. Rich, white, old, religious people are the most likely to vote.
LO 4.D.4: Explain the factors that influence voter choices.
In this election, the main factors that influenced voter choices were economy, war, and healthcare. In future elections, these factors will change based on current events people's political efficacy.
LO 4.D.5: Compare different models of voting behavior.
Understanding voter's behavior can explain how and why decisions are made either by the public decision makers, which has been a central concern for political scientist or by the electorate.