AP®︎ Comparative Government: Topic 3.2 Flashcards

The collective attitudes, values, beliefs, and behavioral norms of a political system’s citizens, including expectations about authority, rights, participation, and the role of government

Stability, security, obedience to law, and the government’s capacity to maintain predictable social and political relations

People’s freedom to choose, express opinions, organize, practice religion, and act without unnecessary government restraint

The belief that socially privileged groups have duties toward those below them

A relationship in which a patron provides benefits or access to clients in return for loyalty and political support

The doctrine that a qualified Islamic jurist should govern the political community during the Hidden Imam’s absence

The lifelong process through which people acquire political beliefs, values, norms, and orientations

People, institutions, and environments that transmit political orientations, especially family, schools, peers, religious institutions, media, government, and civic organizations

Democracies permit competing socializing messages, while authoritarian regimes use greater state control and pressure to promote conformity with official beliefs

Geography, religious traditions, and history, which shape beliefs about government, individual rights, and citizen influence over policy