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| Democratic and civic habits of discussion, compromise, and respect for differences, which grow out of participation in voluntary organizations |
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| The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms concerning the relationship of citizens to government and to one another |
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| The rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights |
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| Widespread agreement on fundamental principles of democratic governance and the values that undergird them |
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| Governance according to the expressed preferences of the majority |
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| A belief that ultimate power resides in the people |
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| The widespread belief that the US is a land of opportunity and that individual initiative and hard work can bring economic success |
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| An economic system characterized by private property, competitive markets, economic incentives, and limited government involvement in the production and pricing of goods and services |
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| Domination of an industry by a single company by fixing prices and discouraging competition; also, the company that dominates the industry by these means |
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| Federal laws that try to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade |
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| A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government |
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| A belief in the positive uses of government to bring about justice and equality of opportunity |
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| A belief that limited government ensures order, competitive markets, and personal opportunity |
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| An economic and governmental system based on public ownership of the means of production and exchange |
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| An ideology that is dominated by concern for the environment but also promotes grassroots democracy, social justice, equal opportunity, nonviolence, respect for diversity, and feminism. |
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| An ideology that cherishes individual liberty and insists on a sharply limited government, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in the moral and social spheres |
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