Zachary Miller Mrs. Abdul AP Gov Essay 17 April 2019 Prompt : "Without common ideas, there is no common action, and without common action men still exist, but a social body does not. Thus in order that there be society, and all the more, that this society prosper, it is necessary that all the minds of the citizens always be brought together and held together by some principle ideas" Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America 1835 Essential Question : How do demographics, political culture, and dynamic social change shape citizen beliefs about government and how are those beliefs measured? The United States' constituency could by arguably one of the most politically active constituency in the world. Aspects such as political culture, demographics, and dynamic social change drastically shape citizens' beliefs about government and polling is used to measure this change. Political culture is possibly the largest contributor to American political ideology. Ind