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| The widely shared beliefs, values, and norms about how citizens relate to government and to one another. |
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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 rights of all people to dignity and worth; also called human rights. |
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| Widespread agreement of 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 United States 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, distribution, and pricing of goods and services. |
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| Domination of an industry by a single company that fixes prices and discourages competition; also, the company that dominates the industry by these means. |
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| Federal laws (starting with the Sherman Act of 1890) that try to prevent a monopoly from dominating an industry and restraining trade. |
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| A consistent patter of beliefs about political values and the role of government. |
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| A belief that the government can and should achieve 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 cherishes individual liberty and insists on minimal government, promoting a free market economy, a noninterventionist foreign policy, and an absence of regulation in moral, economic, and social life. |
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