Unit 4 Test

The belief that individuals should be responsible for themselves and for the decisions they make. The fundamental worth and importance of the individual.

• Individualism

• Equality of Opportunity

• Limited Government

The equal rights of people to pursue life, liberty, and happiness

• Limited Government

• Equality of Opportunity

• Rule of Law

Laissez-faire system-government plays as small a role as possible in the economic transactions among citizens and businesses.

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

• Free Enterprise

The principle that no one, including public officials, is above the law. 

• Individualism

• Rule of Law

• Limited Government

Authority comes from the consent of the governed and that citizens are “endowed . . . with certain unalienable rights” such as “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

• Limited Government

• Rule of Law

• Equality of Opportunity

Process by which an individual acquires his/her political orientation (knowledge,  attitudes, opinions.) which occurs at both the individual and community level.

• Political Culture

• Political Socialization

• Individualism

The dominant set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that define the relationship between citizens and the government. American core political values include individualism, equality of opportunity, the free enterprise system, rule of law, and limited government.

• Political Culture

• Political Socialization

• Individualism

The impact of historical events experienced by a generation upon their political views.

• Generational Effect

• Life-Cycle Effect

The impact of a person’s age and stage in life on his/her political views.

• Generational Effect

• Life-Cycle Effect

Interviews or surveys with samples of citizens that are used to estimate the feelings and beliefs of the entire population.

• Opinion Polls

• Tracking Polls

• Entrance/Exit Polls