Title: Understanding Political Behavior: Exploring the Factors that Shape Political Ideology, Socialization, and Culture in a Nation

DQ #1.1 Can you explain Political Behavior? Due: June 12th-June 15th
Week 1-DQ #1.1 Can you explain Political Behavior? Due: June 12th-June 15th
Preamble:  In this lesson activity you are prompted to explain how ‘Political Behavior’ is formed in a nation or state.  Examining the political ideology, political socialization, political culture as some principles that can explain political behavior of the masses.
Justification: Reflect through research and principles of “political behavior, governmental institutions, political ideology, political culture”. Provide examples of a nation to justify your critical statement on this rhetorical question and try to relate another two posed comparative questions: Who rules? and Why? 
Task and Mission: 
Write 300-500 words of bullet points or paragraph suggesting your opinion and choices
Post 2 commentaries  to any of your classmates comments of 250- 300 words each for further dialogue and participation.
Try to use terminology, facts from the Chapters and Links.
Suggested Research Guidelines: 
Utilize the Online Library and Links under Module 1.  
Submission Format:
Refer to pages and announcement tab for APA/Chicago style format info please paraphrase and cite your sources accordingly during paraphrasing.  
Use up to 3-4 resources in your ‘Bibliography’ not Wikipedia or any other open source multimedia. 
Grade Rubric:  
Primary Response 300-500 words type it as a text and list your resources.  
you can use links:
https://commons.libretexts.org/book/socialsci-18213Links to an external site.
https://socialsci.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Political_Science_and_Civics/Introduction_to_Comparative_Government_and_Politics_(Bozonelos_et_al.)Links to an external site.
Jackman, Robert W., and Ross A. Miller. “Culture, Institutions, and Political Behavior.” In Before Norms: Institutions and Civic Culture, 188–200. Links to an external site.
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Dahl, Robert A. “What Political Institutions Does Large-Scale Democracy Require?” Political Science Quarterly 120, no. 2 (2005): 187–97 Links to an external site.
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Krouse, Richard W. “Polyarchy & Participation: The Changing Democratic Theory of Robert Dahl.” Polity 14, no. 3 (1982): 441–63 Links to an external site.
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KIRKPATRICK, JEANE J. “Democratic Elections and Democratic Government.” World Affairs 147, no. 2 (1984): 61–69 Links to an external site.
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State Department Website