Section Objectives

After you have completed this section, you will be able to:

1. Evaluate Internet resources for researching American politics.
2. Analyze the various meanings of the word "democracy" and list characteristics of a system that is considered democratic.
3. Identify and evaluate theories of "who governs" in a democracy.
4. Define political culture.
5. Compare American political culture to that of other democracies.
6. Describe the sources of American political culture.
7. Distinguish between liberal and conservative ideologies in American politics.