American Government and Organization

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American Government and Organization
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• PS1301
• Tuesday 25 January

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Announcements
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• You should have received e-mail from class
• Write clicker on sheet

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Review
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• The problem Tyranny of the majority
• The solution Dispersal of power
• The advantage protect minority rights
• The cost Inefficiency

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Ideology
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• A package of ideas, a way of organizing ones
  thinking about political issues and leaders.
  Anchored by core values that serve to structure
  other ideas

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Liberal vs. conservative
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• A core value that distinguishes them and
  influences their positions on a variety of issues
  is whether government should actively promote
  individual equality.
• Liberals favor active government intervention to
  promote equality of outcomes
• flat rate vs. regressive rate
• income tax vs. sales tax
• Conservatives believe that government should be
  limited to ensuring equality of opportunities in
  economic matter. In social matters, however,
  conservatives favor a more expansive role for
  government

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Right vs. Left
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• Direction comes from French political tradition
• Those who generally supported the policies of the
  monarch were seated to his right and those who
  proposed changes in the system were arranged to
  his left.
• At the extremes individuals are extremely
  dissatisfied and want revolutionary change

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Distribution of Ideology over Time
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Opinions about Government Spending
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• Link to Figure 6.2 in the Text.

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Opinions about Federal Spending
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Opinions about Federal Spending
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Opinions about Federal Spending
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Views of Ideological Groups
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Views of Groups by Ideology
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Views of Institutions by Ideology
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Views of Interest Groups
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Interpersonal Trust
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Source American National Election Study (NES)
2002
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Distribution over time
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Who are the Liberals?
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• Poor
• Low Education
• Low Strata Occupation
• Minority
• Urban
• Jew, Catholic
• Democrats

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Who are the Conservatives?
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• Wealthy
• High Education
• High Status Occupation
• White
• Suburban
• Protestant
• Republican

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Minimum Wage
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Homosexuals Serving in the Military
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Ideology and Issues