Slides

1. POL 303
Fall 2017

25.  Attitudes and beliefs broadly shared about the role
and responsibility of government.
 Historical styles and traditions in states’ politics.
 What people in a group or region:
 Generally believe about government and politics
 What they think government ought to do
 How people should act toward it

26. DANIEL ELAZAR

27.  Product of U.S. founding
 MainTypes of Political Culture:
 Moralistic
 Individualistic
 Traditionalistic

33.  Regional support for the parties change
 Social groups supporting the parties change
 New groups of citizens are mobilized and
become part of electorate
 Voters change not just which party they vote for,
but also the party that they identify with
 Realignments are typically caused by new
issues that divide citizens

34.  “Critical Elections”
 Reorganization of loyalties over short time
 Long-lasting party coalitions formed
 Was 2016 a critical election?
 “Secular Realignments”
 Movement of population from party to party over
several elections
 Examples: GOP to Dem in Northeast; South from
Democratic to Republican “Bible Belt”
 Was 2016 the start of a secular realignment?

35.  Change in Political Agenda
 1930s (FDR)  1980s (Reagan)
 Change in Partisan Self ID in Opinion Polls
 Standard PID Question in Polls
 Changes in Political Agenda  Changes in PID
 Changes in Party Registration
 Registered Party Members
 Examples: Sen. Arlen Specter (PA); Gov. Jim Justice (WV)
 Changes in Down-BallotVoting
 Compensate for Lack of Individual Knowledge
 Realignment?