Political Culture and Ideology – AP Gov – Flashcards

The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms about how citizens relate to governments and to one another.

Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations.

The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights.

Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them.

Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority.

A belief that ultimate power resides in the people.

The widespread belief that the United States is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success.

An economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production, distribution, and pricing of goods and services.

The right to vote.

Domination of an industry by a single company that fixes prices and discourages competition; also, the company that dominates the industry by these means.

Federal laws (starting with the Sherman Act of 1890) that tried to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade.

A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government.

A belief that government can and should achieve justice and equality of opportunity.

A belief that limited government insures order competitive markets and personal opportunity.

An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange.

An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life.