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Comparative Governments

Wilson TextbookChapter 4

American Political Culture

Wilson TEXTBOOK

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Wilson TEXTBOOK

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Wilson TEXTBOOK

Makes me want to CRY!!! HOW DO I READ THIS TEXTBOOK?????????

Here’s How to Make your Reading

SQ3R-WSmart Strategy

for

reading

the

Wilson textbook chapter 4

SQ3R-W • Survey the chapter

• Question – change titles to questions

• READ – read to answer your questions

• Recite & REREAD

• Write notes

SQ3R-W •Survey the chapter

SURVEY

• Title of Chapter

• Enduring Questions

• List of Chapter Sections

• Main Titles – RED

• Subtitles - BLUE

SURVEY

• Pictures

• TEXT BOX

Politically Speaking

• TABLES, TABLES, TABLES

SURVEY

• Figures, Graphs, Charts

• Page INSERTS

• Summary of chapter

• Key Terms

SURVEY – WHY?

• NEVER just start reading…. your brain

will go on circuit overload

• Nonfiction text – packed with facts

SURVEY – WHY?

• Surveying helps your brain

VISUALLY ORGANIZE

the

chapter ideas

SURVEY – WHY?

Surveying HELPS your BRAIN

• Understand what you will read

Let’s SURVEY

NOW!

Follow this power point as you examine Chapter 4

in the Wilson textbook

THINK about the

TITLE of CHAPTER


Survey * very important

• ENDURING QUESTIONS*

see p. 78

Change Enduring Questions to your own questions

American Political CultureChapter 4

See p. 78

What are the beliefs of Americans past and present about politics and government?

How has American political culture changed over past 100 years?

How is American Political culture DIFFERENT from other nations?

Change Enduring Questions to your own questions

American Political CultureChapter 4

See p. 78

Do Americans really believe in civil liberty and political toleration?

Do Americans Mistrust the government, and what difference does it make?

SURVEY

see p. 79

Survey the Chapter

• Main Titles • Subtitle

SURVEY the Chapter Contents• Political Culture

• The Political System• The Economic System

• Comparing America with other Nations• Political System• Economic System• The Role of Religion

• The Sources of Political Culture

• The Culture War

• Mistrust of Government

• Political Efficacy

• Political Tolerance

LOOK at pg. 79

Here’s how to create a VISUAL ORGANIZER

to help you understand the

CHAPTER Concepts

Survey * very important

•Main Titles RED Printed TEXT

•SubtitlesBLUE Printed TEXT

Political Culture

The Political

System

Read the Main Title and the Subtitles

The Economic

System

Survey PicturesAlexis de Tocqueville 1805-1840

• French aristocrat• Studied American prison system• Analyzed American political culture

Politically Speaking

Locate BOLD printed

WORDS

Comparing America with other Nations

Political

SystemEconomic

System


The Role

of Religion

The Sources of Political Culture

The Culture War


Mistrust of Government


Political EfficacyPolitical Effectiveness


Political Tolerance


Survey the PicturesSee p. 82

• height of immigration – a shared political culture – school children taught to salute to the flag

Tables, Tables, Tables

Figures, Charts, Graphs

SURVEY

Memorandum Page INSERT

Arguments for vs Arguments Against

What Would you Do?

SURVEY

Summary - READ

READ and understand the end of chapter

SUMMARY

READ and Understand p. 99

SURVEY

KEY TERMS

KNOW the Key Terms BEFOREyou read

KNOW the terms on p. 100 BEFORE you read the chapter

What do you know about any of these Terms or Names?

• Civic competence

• Work ethic

• Class consciousness

• Orthodox

• Progressive

• Political efficacy

• Internal efficacy

• External efficacy

• Political culture• Political subculture• Political ideology• Civic duty

Think and Write description

Vocabulary is important

Key Terms

Chapter 4

Description of the Word


Political

culturep. 80

A share shared way of thinking about

o political and economic life

o how the government should work

Political subculture

p. 81

Basic assumptions about how the

political process should operate that

distinguish citizens by region, religion,

or other characteristics

Political ideologyp. 81

People who hold a consistent set of

views as to the policies government

ought to pursue

KNOW the Vocabulary BEFORE you read

The VOCABULARY helps you

UNDERSTAND what you are reading

SQ3R-W Now it’s time to

• Question

• Read• Recite or Reread

• Write Notes

Question

Change each title to a Question

What is our Political Culture?

What is the

Political System?

What is our

Economic

System?

Read to

answer your questions and

Make Notes

How does America compare with other Nations?

What are

the

Political

Systems?

What are the

Economic

Systems?

What is the

Role of

Religion?

Read to


Make Notes

What are the Sources of Political Culture?

What is the Culture War?


Read to


Make Notes

Who Mistrusts the Government? Why do they mistrust the

government?

Read to


Make Notes

What is Political Efficacy?Political Effectiveness

Read to


Make Notes

What is Political Tolerance?

Read to


Make Notes

Here’s How toMake NOTES

Read and Make Notes

2 Column Notes - SAMPLEMake Notes

• The American Political Culture– Republic created in 1787– Based on constitution by Founders – Elected president– Bicameral legislature– Separation of powers– Protection of liberty

– Copied by other countries but didn’t work well

• Democracy more successful in US because of these factors as noticed by Alexis de Tocqueville French Political Observer1830’s:– Us offered rich land or territory where democratic republic could

take root– People had opportunities to acquire land and make a living– No feudal aristocracy monopolized the land– US government imposed minimal taxes and few legal restraints– Small independent farmers could make democracy work

• The American Political is also based on – Tocqueville stated that the “customs of the people” or their

“moral and intellectual characteristics” = Our Political Culture

Write Question

What is the American Political Culture

p. 63

2 Column Notes - SAMPLEMake NotesWrite Question

What is the American Political Culture

p. 63Make STUDYING EASYTurn your notes into

a VISUAL ORGANIZER

2 Column Notes - SAMPLE

Make STUDYING EASYTurn your notes into

VISUAL ORGANIZERS

Now it’s your turn….

Change the titles to questions

Read to answer your questions

Write notes using the 2 column format

Chapter 4

Read to answer your questions……

What is our Political Culture?

What is our Political System

What is our Political Ideology and Political subculture?

Remember…..

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SQ3R-W • Survey the chapter

• Question – change titles to questions

• READ – read to answer your questions

• Recite & REREAD

• Write notes

Plan your reading and note making

• Divide the assigned readings into sections

• Plan which sections you will read each night

Works Cited

• Google pictures

• Scan of Wilson Tables, Figures, and Inserts

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