PAC Final Exam Smith Questions & Answers 2024/2025
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PAC Final Exam Smith Questions & Answers 2024/2025
Political culture refers to - ANSWERS- A widely shared set of beliefs on how to practice governmental and political activities
Civic Culture - ANSWERS- A widely shared set of beliefs and traditions concerning political activity and communit...
PAC Final Exam Smith Questions &
Answers 2024/2025
Political culture refers to - ANSWERS- A widely shared set of beliefs on how to practice governmental and
political activities
Civic Culture - ANSWERS- A widely shared set of beliefs and traditions concerning political activity and
community service
Political Socialization - ANSWERS- The process by which individuals develop and maintain political
attitudes and beliefs
Agents of Socialization - ANSWERS1. Family (values system)
2. Education
3. Peer groups
Civil Associations - ANSWERS- We join formal organizations to get things done
- Achieve objectives outside yourself
- Alleviate responsibilities for government
- Take on role of government in some areas
Decline in Civil Associations - ANSWERS1. More mobile than ever
2. Growth of 2 income family
3. Technology
Liberty and Equality - ANSWERS- More equality is less liberty
- Equality is destructive of liberty
, Amusing Ourselves To Death (Postman) - ANSWERS- The medium of our conversations drives the content
of our culture. As the predominant medium changes, our culture changes.
- As our medium changed away from the printed word and toward the visual imagery of television, our
culture has changed.
- Impact of television in all phases of our culture, what we know is not necessarily related to decision
making in our daily lives.
- What we know is disjointed and incomplete that what's left is for for amusement, not for rational
thought.
"smoke signals" - ANSWERS- not complex or detailed enough; media changes discussion
Orwell or Huxley? - ANSWERS- Huxley was more accurate
"peek-a-boo" culture - ANSWERS- disjointed perception of reality
Limits of pictures? - ANSWERS- They lack context
What conversations does t.v. encourage? - ANSWERS- Limited information; lacks dpeth
Politics of television - ANSWERS- 90 second answers; short labels; attractive candidates thrive on t.v.
How has t.v. been dangerous for our form of government? - ANSWERS- Don't have enough info to
properly vote; in danger because of our culture; all power and no accountability
Ideology - ANSWERSA belief system, or underlying psychological structure
Parts of Ideology - ANSWERS- Some individuals use to understand political issues and develop an opinion
on those issues
- Allows individuals to relate issues to one another and form opinions that are consistent across issues
- Serves as a motivation for behavior that is rationally related to the ideology itself
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