11–18% of the AP exam. Key topics: Formation of political attitudes and beliefs, Political socialization agents and processes, Ideological frameworks: liberalism, conservatism, communism, nationalism, populism, Islamism, Citizen participation mechanisms: voting, protest, civil society organizations, Civil rights and civil liberties across regime types, Social cleavages: class, religion, ethnicity, and regional identity, Political efficacy: internal and external, Role of media and information control in shaping political culture.
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