Unit 2a Review
AP Comparative Government & Politics
2013-2014
REVIEW:
1. Political culture refers to what?
2. What is Political Socialization?
3. When we ask whether citizens identify with their nation and feel the government is
legitimate, we are asking about which level of political culture?
4. Which of the three levels of political culture concerns the appropriate role of
government?
5. Language, religion, or ethnic identity may be the basis for deep divisions in a political
system, thereby generating what?
6. A “basic understanding between citizens and political authorities” refers to a regime’s
7. Violence is usually associated with systems with levels of low ___________?
8. When political subcultures coincide with ethnic, national, or religious differences is it
consensual or conflictual political cultures?
9. The arguments concerning big government versus small government, socialist versus
market-based economies, and interventionist versus minimalist strategies in social
welfare are basic arguments concerning what?
10. The principle of congruence theory states…?
11. Expectations with regard to the functioning of government are generally concerned with
policy outputs and/or process _______________.
12. Direct socialization refers to…
13. Indirect socialization occurs when
14. The agent of socialization most responsible for shaping attitudes toward authority is
what?
15. What is the basic way in which peer groups socialize members?
16. As a factor in socialization, education may be both divisive and inclusive.
17. The process of democratization is often supported by ____________ modernization and
______________ development.
Unit 2a Review
AP Comparative Government & Politics
2013-2014
18. Marketization signals a shift away from ______________ controlled economies.
19. In terms of political culture, globalization has led to what trends in the following areas:
 Human Rights
 Gender Equality
 Democratic Values.
TRUE/FALSE QUESTIONS
1. A political system is legitimate if it has the consent of the governed.
2. The process level of political culture is concerned with feelings of national pride.
3. The process level of political culture is concerned with the appropriate role of
government.
4. Ethnic and linguistic divisions may lead to conflictual political subcultures.
5. Governments can utilize political culture to create a common political community.
6. By their early twenties, most citizens are completely socialized into the political system.
7. As an agent of political socialization, schools guide citizens’ attitudes towards authority.
8. Democratization and economic modernization often serve to reinforce each other.
9. The process of marketization has led to an increase in governmental economic
involvement across the globe.
10. As globalization has increased, the spread of democratic norms has decreased.
SHORT ANSWER/ESSAY QUESTIONS
1. What are the key elements of political culture? Describe and discuss the three levels of
political culture.
2. Why does political culture matter to the comparative study of politics?
3. Why is the process of political socialization important? How does political socialization
affect the development of political culture?
4. How does political culture and political socialization affect the process of
democratization?
Unit 2a Review
AP Comparative Government & Politics
2013-2014
5. Discuss the agents of socialization mentioned in the textbook/notes. Which of these do
you consider the most important for the development of democracy in an authoritarian
political system?
6. What are the trends shaping contemporary political culture? How do the processes of
democratization, marketization, and globalization changing political culture differ across
the globe?
7. How does political culture help to shape the political system of a country? Can a
democracy and an authoritarian political system have the same political culture?
8. Discuss the process by which political culture develops? Utilizing contemporary
examples, discuss how political culture changes?
9. Discuss the differences between direct and indirect socialization. In your opinion, which
type of socialization is most important?
10. Utilizing current examples, discuss how political culture can both unify and divide a
country.