LEARNING TARGET: STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW POLITICAL BELIEFS ARE FORMED, EVOLVE AND THE PROCESSES BY WHICH THEY ARE TRANSMITTED. ADDITIONALLY, STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERING POLITICAL BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOR HAVE CONSEQUENCES FOR THE POLITICAL PROCESS. CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THEIR OWN POLITICAL AFFILIATION, CONSIDER WHAT FACTORS HAVE INFLUENCED THESE BELIEFS AND HOW THESE BELIEFS COULD IMPACT THE POLITICAL PROCESS. Political Beliefs and Behaviors Weaver's World by Ashley Weaver is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License
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LEARNING TARGET: STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW POLITICAL
BELIEFS ARE FORMED, EVOLVE AND THE PROCESSES BY WHICH THEY ARE TRANSMITTED. ADDITIONALLY,
STUDENTS SHOULD UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFERING POLITICAL BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOR HAVE
CONSEQUENCES FOR THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
CRITERIA FOR SUCCESS: STUDENTS WILL IDENTIFY THEIR OWN POLITICAL
AFFIL IATION, CONSIDER WHAT FACTORS HAVE INFLUENCED THESE BELIEFS AND HOW THESE
BELIEFS COULD IMPACT THE POLITICAL PROCESS.
Political Beliefs and Behaviors
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A . Beliefs that citizens hold about their government and its leaders (Chapter 6)B . Processes by which citizens learn about politics
(Chapter 6)C . The nature, sources, and consequences of public opinion (Chapter 6)D . The ways in which citizens vote and otherwise participate in political life (Chapters 6, 10)E . Factors that influence citizens to differ from one another in terms of political beliefs and behaviors (Chapter 10)Weaver's World by Ashley Weaver is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 4.0 International License
Increased gun control Gun Control Decrease Gun Control (Pro 2nd Amendment)
More sympathetic Immigration Less sympatheticMore for economic growth & social programs
Spending Cut spending and allow private sector growth
Pro-choice Abortion Pro-lifeMore supportive; support Gay Marriage
Gay Rights Less supportive; opposed to Gay Marriage
Tax the Rich Taxes Give Tax BREAKS to the Wealthy
End ASAP Military Fight to the finishObamaCare Health Care Keep it Private, fix it… Race to the Top Education No Child Left Behind (NCLB)Keep it; fix it Social Security Move to privatization Support it Welfare Oppose it Oppose it Death Penalty Support ItLegalize it Marijuana Keep it illegalSupport – less funding than Rep.
Homeland Security
Secure our borders
Political Affiliation and their Influences
What are your political beliefs on these issues?
What 3 issues are you the most passionate about?
Why do you believe what you believe? or
What has influenced your beliefs?
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Study the data provided What conclusions can you draw?
Discuss possible conclusions with your group Make a list of these conclusions as a group.
Considering the conclusions made, determine a possible thesis you could draw about Political Typology and Demographics.
Create an outline with at least 3 supporting details to explain your thesis. Focus on the “why” of your thesis (not just a longer description of the
data already presented) I.E. – Thesis: Young people tend to be bystanders
Outline… why?• Young people don’t care about politics• Young people do not realize how much government can impact them… yet• Young people are disenchanted by the arguing that takes place in politics and
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“Process through which an individual acquires his or her particular political orientations...”
Family #1 indicator of political affiliation
Schools Educated on values of free enterprise and democracy
“Better educated citizens are more likely to vote in elections, they exhibit more knowledge about politics and public policy, and they are more tolerant of opposing (even radical) opinions.”
Media “new parent” in terms of political socialization
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Turnout Increases with AgeSource: Authors’ analysis of 2006 Census Bureau data.
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Americans and Public Knowledge
“dismally low”
“The paradox of mass politics is that the American political system works as well as it does given the discomforting lack of public knowledge about politics.”
- Russell Neuman
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Mandate Theory of Elections Winner has free reign to carry out policy
Because he got elected According to that person…
Party Identification Simplifies voting process
Evaluation of Candidates Integrity, Reliability, Competence
Policy Voting – easier now than ever Voters know where they stand Voters know where candidates stand Voters see a difference between candidates Voters actually vote
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