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    When looking at the diversity of Texas, it is hard to say that any one political culture would cover the entire state. As large of a state as it is, a particular label would not suit everyone in the state, and maybe even internally contradictory. Texas is home to a large, diverse population, literally, millions of people in the second largest state within the United States of America. Among these people there is a broad spectrum of races, ethnic backgrounds, economic interests and opinions. Some

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    Kansas Political Culture Since the founding of the state of Kansas, the state has went through different phases of political culture. Political culture can provide us a look into the history of the state and justification as to why certain laws and regulations are passed in Kansas. The local level can often led to policy innovation and influence national policy. Local and state level laws also affect citizens more on a day to day basis than any national laws. Numerous factors shape what a state’s

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    The idea of political culture is found within the state’s history. The history of the state is impacted by the people settled in the region, religious backgrounds, and geography. The history of the state influences the attitudes and beliefs that people hold regarding their political system. Daniel Elazar theorized a connection between the states’ history and attitude towards government by explaining differences in government between states. Every state is different with some common ground. Elazar’s

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    motherland. In this essay, we will cross-examine the ideology and political culture in the United States and United Kingdom and compare on how they coincide and differ from each other in hopes to shed light that perhaps we’re not so different from one another. To begin, the United Kingdoms political culture in short can be describe as pragmatic and tolerant (pg.77). Some example of this

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    differences between political opinion and political culture begin with the public. Political opinion is what and how the public feel about certain policies and issues dealing with political leaders and generally how the country is running. Political culture on the other hand deals with the public's norms and values in society. The main difference between political opinion and political culture are how political culture deals with the religion, history and economy of a nation while political opinion is the

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    Political culture is a persons set of attitudes or practices that are held by a group that shapes their political behavior. This includes judgments, myths, beliefs and ideas about what makes a good society. Political culture is a part of the government but it also has elements of history or traditions that may impact the current regime. Political cultures are important because they shape a population’s political ideas or actions. The way the government can shape political culture or public opion

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    Political scientists Wilson and Fiorina both tackle the concepts of party polarization and culture war through the lens of the 2004 U.S presidential election. In 2016, their musings are, for the most part, still highly applicable. Neither denies the existence of either a culture war or political polarization. Rather, their theses differ in the extent to which they apply these terms to the general electorate rather than to the political elites. Wilson argues that both elites and voters are polarized

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    In the American political culture many people have many different core values and ideals. In America even though many have different values and ideals, but the vast majority of Americans identify with general ideals of liberty, equality, democracy, individualism, unity, diversity, nationalism, capitalism, the rule of law, and civic duty. The meaning of liberty in America is basically giving the citizens the freedom to do what they want; Americans tend to believe its essential to happiness. Although

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    A 1. Briefly explain the four chief elements of Canada's political culture according to your textbook. The four chief elements are community, freedom, equality, and attitudes towards the state. The first, a shared sense of belonging to a country whose national integrity is worth preserving, is challenged by French-English relations, responding to Aboriginal demands for self-government, and addressing American influence on Canadian culture. The second, freedom, has a different tone in Canada, where

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    singular and "one-off" multicultural events reproduce majority/minority, Same/Other relations in their 'display ' of minoritises cultures for the appreciation of or consumption by the majority. (p 153) This essay will look into the argument of how the one off multicultural events can be seen as racist, fostering social-inequality and stereotyping cultures from political power. It will also outline how educators with the right strategies and planning can foster valuable cultural experiences and cultivate

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