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UNIT 4 - AMERICAN POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES AND BELIEFS

Unit 4 Topic 4.1-4.4 Citizens' Beliefs & Political Ideology AMSCO Chpt. 12 pg. 393-423

Required Videos

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 4 Topic 4.1-4.4

Readings

1.  FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE POLITICAL ATTITUDES

2.  MEASURING PUBLIC OPINION

3.  POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION CHART

4.  PUBLIC OPINION​

5.  FORMING POLITICAL OPINIONS AND VALUES

Topic 4.1 American Attitudes About Government and Politics

Topic 4.2 Political Socialization

Topic 4.3 Changes in Ideology 

Topic 4.4 Influence of Political Events on Ideology

Videos

  1. POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION VIDEO (5:45)

  2. PUBLIC OPINION - CRASH COURSE (9:49)

  3. SHAPING PUBLIC OPINION - CRASH COURSE (7:21)

  4. MASS MEDIA AND PUBLIC OPINION (8:14)

  5. PROS AND CONS OF PUBLIC OPINION POLLS (4:24)

  6. SCIENCE BEHIND PUBLIC OPINION POLLS (4:08)

  7. DOES RACISM AFFECT HOW YOU VOTE? (9:14)

PUBLIC OPINION

Unit 4 Topic 4.5-4.6 Measuring Public Opinion, Evaluating Public Opinion Data, AMSCO Chpt. 13 Topic 4.5-4.6

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 4 Topic 4.5--4.6

Required Videos
Topic 4.5 Mesuring Public Opinion
Topic 4.6 Evaluating Public Opinion Data

Unit 4 Topic 4.7-4.10 Political Ideology & Public Policy  AMSCO Chpt. 14  pg. 444-90 

Guided Notes. Down load and fill them out Unit 4 Topic 4.7-4.10

Readings

1.  Political Ideology

2.  Conservative v. Liberal

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Optional videos and reading:​

  1. Political Ideology - Crash Course (8:47)

  2. Changes in Ideology (2:29)

  3. Ideologies of Political Parties (4:19)

  4. ​Ideology and Economic Policy (6:15)

  5. Ideology and Policy Making (3:47)

  6. Influence of Political Events on Ideology (2:52)

Unit 4 Video Review 13 min.
Videos
4.7 Ideologies of Political Parties
4.8 Ideology and Policy Making
4.9 Ideology and Economic Policy
4.10 Ideology and Social Policy

  1. HOW REP AND DEM VOTERS HAVE CHANGED SINCE 1992 (1:53)

  2. POLITICAL IDEOLOGY (8:46)

  3. KEYNESIAN ECON VS. SUPPLY-SIDE ECON (1:49)

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