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Political Identity Flashcards

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What are the three dimensions of public opinion?

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  1. Direction, 2. Intensity, 3. Salience
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Which type of dimension of public opinion is it if a voter rates abortion as her number 1 issue?

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Salience

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Which type of dimension of public opinion is it if a voter does not care about the right to own a gun?

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Intensity

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What is political socialization?

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It is the process of how someone gains his or her political identity/

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What are the two dimensions of political ideology?

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  1. Social Dimension 2. Economic Dimension
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What are the different understandings of the social Dimension?

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  1. Conservative - promote traditional value 2. Liberal - promote autonomy and lifestyle
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What are the different understandings of the Economic Dimension?

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  1. Conservative - market 2. Liberal - government
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If someone is a social conservative and economic liberal, how are they often classified?

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Communitarian

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If someone is a social liberal and economic conservative, how are they often classified?

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Libertarian

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If someone is a social liberal and economic liberal, how are they often classified?

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Liberal

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If someone is a social conservative and economic conservative, how are they often classified?

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Conservative

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What are the six moral foundations?

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  1. Care/Harm, 2. Liberty/Oppression, 3. Fairness/Cheating, 4. Loyalty/Betrayal, 5. The Authority/Subversion Foundation, 6. The Sanctity/ Degradation Foundation.
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Which are the three moral foundations liberals tend to have?

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  1. Care/Harm, 2. Liberty/Oppression, 3. Fairness/Cheating
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Which moral foundation is violated when someone disrespectfully burns the American flag?

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Sanctity/Degradation

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Which moral foundation is violated when a worker spits in the face of her boss?

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Authority/Subversion

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Which moral foundation is violated when an employer fires his workforce in order to make a short-term gain in profits?

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Liberty/Oppression

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Which moral foundation is upheld when an employer rightfully compensates her employees for a job well done?

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Fairness/Cheating

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Which moral foundation is upheld when a wife stays with her husband during a long and extended illness?

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Loyalty/Betrayal

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Which moral foundation is upheld when someone gives money to charity that will help children with cancer?

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Care/Harm

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What are some core tenets of conservative thinking?

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  1. Fixed Human Nature, 2. Valorization of the Past, 3. Institutions 4. Preserve, 5. Politics of Obligation
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What are some core tenets of liberal thinking?

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  1. Flexible Human Nature, 2. Valorization of the Future, 3. Progressive, 5. Politics of Choice

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