Political Culture Political Tolerance Mistrust of the Government
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Political Culture Political Tolerance & Mistrust of the Government
Value Changes during the 1930 s ►Although the Preamble to the Constitution states that “promotion of the General Welfare” is a major purpose of government, the meaning of that value was transformed during the 1930 s
Value Changes during the 1930 s ►Great Depression brought about the near-collapse of capitalism ►FDR’s New Deal affirmed government’s responsibility for the welfare of its people
Value Changes during the 1930 s ►In FDR’s 1944 inaugural address, he outlined a “Second Bill of Rights” ►Reflected FDR’s firm commitment to “economic security and independence”
FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights” ►Asserted everyone has a right to: ►Useful job ►Food ►Clothing ►Decent home ►Adequate medical care ►Good education
FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights” ►These beliefs played a major role in the creation of the civil rights & welfare legislation of the 1960 s & as recently as the early 1990 s
FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights” ►Clinton referred to FDR’s “Second Bill of Rights” when he said: “Health care is a basic right all should have”
Value Changes ►The defeat of Clinton’s health care plan indicates that Americans don’t always agree on the meaning of this value
Value Changes ►The government’s responsibility for the general welfare became a major issue of the 2000 election campaign
2000 Presidential Election ►Candidates George W. Bush & Al Gore debated the merits of a government-sponsored prescription plan for the elderly
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►American value ►Easily misunderstood
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Democracy depends on citizens being reasonably tolerant of the opinions & actions of others
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Most Americans believe themselves to be fairly tolerant ►Studies shows that political tolerance is much more complex a value than it appears on the surface
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Key ►(1) findings: Overwhelming majority of Americans agree with freedom of speech, religion, & the right to petition—at least in the abstract
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►(2) People are not as politically tolerant as they proclaim themselves to be ►(3) Americans are willing to allow many people with whom they disagree to do a great deal politically
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►(4) Americans have become more tolerant over the last few decades ►(5) Most people dislike one or another group strongly enough to deny it certain political rights— although people are not always inclined to act on their beliefs
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►As a general rule, people are willing to deny rights to people on the opposite end of the political spectrum
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Liberals are most likely to deny rights to right-wing groups (neo. Nazis) ►Conservatives are most likely to deny rights to groups they may disapprove of (gays, atheists)
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Americans remain more tolerant of unpopular ideas, individuals, and groups in the abstract than in reality
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Personal liberties & constitutional freedoms endure: ►Americans often do not act on their beliefs
POLITICAL TOLERANCE ►Cannot agree on which group, individual, or idea should be suppressed ►Permit the courts to enforce constitutional protections
Mistrust of the Government ►Values of the political culture are not immune to change ►Trust that Americans have in their government has varied considerably
Mistrust of the Government ►Although the trust reflected in the 1950 s & early 1960 s may have been artificially high, trust in government & its officials has declined significantly since the mid 1960 s
Mistrust of the Government ►Many scholars blame the Vietnam War & Watergate for the initial, dramatic drops ►Trend is persistent into the early 21 st century (Americans in record number express their disgust with politics & politicians)
Political Efficacy ►Accompanying the mistrust of government has been a drop in external political efficacy ►Belief of an individual that government will respond to his/her personal needs or beliefs
Mistrust of the Government ►Americans are now much more likely to say that public officials care little about what the people think or want
Mistrust of the Government ►Americans seem to have come to the conclusion that government is too big & pervasive to be sensitive to individual citizens
Mistrust of the Government ►However—international studies show that: ► Americans feel significantly higher levels of political efficacy than do citizens of many European countries
Political Efficacy ►Americans are less likely to vote than most Europeans ►Americans are more likely to engage in other forms of political participation: ►(1) Sign petitions ►(2) Work to solve community problems ►(3) Regularly discuss politics
- Central tolerance and peripheral tolerance
- Unilateral tolerance and bilateral tolerance
- Erik erikson theory
- Which communicator is motivated by mistrust of others?
- Ericksons stages of development
- Maladaptation erikson
- Trust vs mistrust stage
- Trust vs. mistrust
- Muscular anal stage
- What are the three levels of government
- Lesson 2 settlement culture and government of the colonies
- Limited government meaning
- Political ideology ap government
- Urease test
- Batch culture vs continuous culture
- Lawn or carpet culture
- Folk culture and popular culture venn diagram
- Folk culture and popular culture venn diagram
- Individualistic culture vs. collectivist culture
- Laying the foundation for a quality culture
- A sub-culture group
- Cultural relativism meaning
- In an inert organizational culture,
- Indian vs american culture
- Surface culture deep culture and esol
- Examples of mass culture
- Batch culture vs continuous culture
- Individual culture traits combine to form culture patterns.
- Anaerobic culture method
- Stab culture and stroke culture