Ms. Hartsfield
Government
Political Socialization and Ideology
Essential Questions
What do we believe about politics? What influences the political attitudes that
people develop? How do we measure these attitudes?
To what extent is this important?
Vocabulary
1. Political efficacy
2. Political
ideology
3. Economic
liberals
4. Economic
conservatives
5. Cultural liberals
6. Cultural
conservatives
7. Populist
8. Libertarian
9. Neoconservativ
e
10. Left Wing
11. Right Wing
12. Christian
Conservativism
13. Political
socialization
14. Agents of
socialization
15. Socioeconomic
Status (SES)
Objectives
1. Students will define political ideology and express why it is important.
2. Students will identify and define the major ideological groups in the United States.
3. Students will draw and correctly label a political spectrum.
4. Students will identify and define agents of political socialization.
5. Students will explain how each of the following influences political attitudes: family,
socioeconomic status, religion, gender, marital status, ethnic group status,
geography (region), and age.
6. Students will identify their own ideology and explain which agents of political
socialization have been most influential in the development of their political
ideology.
Resources
Ideology
http://www.people-press.org/2014/06/26/the-political-typology-beyond-red-vs-blue/
Political Socialization
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSBPHSAEdYM&index=15&list=PLEctuuGcir3xGNVTBIlgz0mP1O_ZFRx7
Political Efficacy
http://www.people-press.org/2013/10/18/trust-in-government-interactive/
5% Solid Liberals
15% Faith and Family Left
12% Next Generation Left
13% Hard-Pressed Skeptics
13% Young Outsiders
10% Business Conservatives
12% Steadfast Conservatives
10% Bystanders