Unit 2 Political Beliefs &

Behaviors
Learning Objectives
By kittie smoll
Period 5
Blue

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

Equality of opportunity : everyone treated the same

before the law an in the political process
Individualism: guarantees of civil liberties and
protections against people trying to impose upon them.
Limited government: powers of government restricted
by the will of the people
Private property: capitalistic society, ownership
protected

LO 3.A.2: Evaluate the influence of various factors in political attitudes and

socialization.

Political socialization : citizens acquire a sense of

political identity
family/home : shapes political identification
School : patriotism, basic government
functions/structure
Media : informs public about issues
Group affiliation : common bonds between people
Events : positive/negative attitudes
Demographic factors : race, gender, social class

LO 4.A.1: Evaluate the impact that public opinion and scientific polling have on
elections and policy debates.

Elections
Allows candidates to see what the public want
Redirect approach to improve
Policy debates
Gallup polls represent the general publics wants
These are used to make points during debates the
strengthen arguements

LO 3.A.3: Analyze the relationship between 21st century globalization and

American political, social and cultural values

Public information is seconds away with the internet at

disposal
Cheaper way of advertisement, and a way to get
policies out
Gives public information about issues
ex: twitter is a battleground for politicians most
recently Trump vs. everyone

LO 3.B.1: Analyze how political culture influences the formation, goals, and
implementation of public policy

Political culture influences public policy by the peoples

wants
If members of congress want to be reelected they must
listen to the people
Recall is a way to remove officials unwanted
How the terminator became governer
Referendum citizens vote directly on issues
Initiative allows voters to petition

LO 3.C.1: Compare how political ideologies vary on the role of government in

regulating the marketplace

Liberal
More focused on the human element in the marketplace
Protects peoples right
Conservative
Limited government role in economy
Free market

LO 3.C.2: Compare how political ideologies vary with regard to the role of
government in addressing social issues.

Conservative vs. liberalism

Conservative- limited government for economics,
traditional values, pro-national security, not fans of
change.
Anti-union, anti-gay marriage, pro-free market
Liberalism- active government for civil rights and
welfare, social change
Pro-womens choice, Obama care

LO 4.D.1: Summarize the voting rights protections in the Constitution and

in legislation.

15th amendment: no more racial discrimination towards

voting
Didnt include women
Didnt actually happen how it was supposed to in the
south
Grandfather clauses, white primaries, literacy tests
occur
The civil rights acts, and voting rights act of 1965
eliminate these unjust acts

LO 4.D.2: Analyze the roles that individual choice and state laws play in
voter turnout in elections.

Voter turnout low

Clinton administration establishes motor voter law, and
national voter registration act to raise turnout
Different procedures state to state create barriers
Not enforced by many states, so no change
Voting is usually not done because of mistrust towards
government, the hassle of registration, apathy, political
efficacy

LO 4.D.3: Analyze U.S. voter turnout and compare it with that in other
democracies.
.

Us voter turn out is lower than any other democracies

Even after the 26th amendment, the voter turn out for
18-24 year olds is the lowest
Most likely due to political apathy, and lack of political
efficacy
2008 presidential election held a high voter turnout

LO 4.D.4: Explain the factors that influence voter choices.

Education- lower education less likely to vote, more

likely to be liberal. Higher education more likely to vote.
occupation and income- white-collar jobs and higher
levels of income are more likely to vote, other than
blue-collar workers.
Age- younger people least likely to vote
Race- minorities less likely to vote
Gender- women vote more then men, tend to lean
towards liberal beliefs
religion- active religious followers more likely to vote
than not active

LO 4.D.5: Compare different models of voting behavior

Voting is based on the perceived importance.

Most citizens vote during national election, not midterm
Primary vs general
Primary has less votes but its more zealous and ideological voters
General has more moderate voters