| A | B |
|---|
| civic competence | A belief that one can affect government policies. |
| civic duty | A belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs. |
| class consciousness | Belief that you are a member of an economics group whose interests are opposed to people in other such groups. |
| orthodox religion | A belief that morality and religion ought to be of decisive importance. |
| political culture | A coherent way of thinking about how politics and government ought to be carried out. |
| political efficacy | A belief that you can participate in politics (internal efficacy) or that the government will respond to the citizenry (external efficacy). |
| progressive religion | A belief that personal freedom and solving social problems is more important than religion. |
| Alexis de Tocqueville | wrote Democracy in America |
| Puritan Work Ethic | belief that we should work hard, save money, and help each other. |
| A Horatio Alger story | will come to people who work hard |
| The Culture War | the battle in America over values |
| Internal efficacy | Confidence in one’s ability to understand and influence events |
| External efficacy | Belief that system will respond to citizens |
| Political tolerance | accepting the right of people who hold political beliefs different than your own to have a voice in governing |
