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After reading and reviewing the material in this chapter, you should be able to do each of the following:  \n1. Define what scholars mean by political culture, and list some of the dominant aspects of political culture in the United States.  \n2. Discuss how U.S. citizens compare with those of other countries in their political attitudes.  \n3. List the contributions to U.S. political culture made by the Revolution, by the nation’s religious heritages, and by the family. Explain the apparent absence of class consciousness in this country.  \n4. Explain why some observers are quite concerned about the growth of mistrust in government and why others regard this mistrust as normal and healthy.  \n5. Define internal and external feelings of political efficacy, and explain how the level of each of these has varied over the past generation.  \n6. Explain why a certain level of political tolerance is necessary in the conduct of democratic politics, and review the evidence that indicates just how much political tolerance exists in this country. Agree or disagree with the text’s conclusion that no group is truly free of political intolerance.  \nSTUDY OUTLINE  \nI. Introduction  \nA. Generalizations about countries can vary, even when they are all representative democracies  \nB. Culture counts when it comes to politics and government  \nII. Political culture  \nA. Constitutional differences  \n1. Can be fairly obvious and easy to summarize  \n2. Institutions, features of government and power relationships vary  \nB. Demographic differences  \n1. Also pretty straightforward  \n2. Language, race, ethnicity, religion, etc.  \nC. Cultural differences  \n1. Distinctive patterned ways of thinking about how political and economic life ought tobe carried out  \n2. Notions of political and economic equality vary from one nation to the next  \n3. Sometimes the differences are quite sharp despite constitutional similarities  \n4. Explanations?  \na) Abundant and fertile soil for democracy to grow  \nb) No feudal aristocracy ; minimal taxes; few legal restraints  \nc) Westward movement; vast territory provided opportunities  \nd) Nation of small, independent farmers  \ne) Tocqueville: “moral and intellectual characteristics” today called political culture III. American political culture  \nA. Five important elements in the American view of the political system  \n1. Liberty  \n2. Democracy  \n3. Equality  \n4. Civic duty  \n5. Individual responsibility  \nB. Some questions about the U.S. political culture  \n1. How do we know people share these beliefs?  \nBefore polls, beliefs inferred from books, speeches, and so on  \n2. How do we explain behavior inconsistent with beliefs?  \nBeliefs still important, source of change  \n3. Why so much political conflict in U.S. history?  \nConflict occurs even with beliefs in common  \n4. Most consistent evidence of political culture  \nUse of terms Americanism, un-American  \nC. The economic system  \n1. Americans support free enterprise but see limits on marketplace freedom  \n2. Americans prefer equality of opportunity to equality of result; individualist view  \n3. Americans have a shared commitment to economic individualism/self-reliance (see 1924 and 1977 polls)  \nIV. Comparing citizens of the United States with those of other nations  \nA. Political system  \n1. 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