A civic culture or civic political culture is a

political culture Political culture describes how culture impacts politics. Every political system is embedded in a particular political culture. Definition Gabriel Almond defines it as "the particular pattern of orientations toward political actions in whic ...

characterized by "acceptance of the authority of the state" and "a belief in participation in civic duties". The term was first used in

Gabriel Almond Gabriel Abraham Almond (January 12, 1911 – December 25, 2002) was an American political scientist best known for his pioneering work on comparative politics, political development, and political culture. Biography Almond was born on January 1 ...

and

Sidney Verba Sidney Verba (May 26, 1932 – March 4, 2019) was an American political scientist, librarian and library administrator. His academic interests were mainly American and comparative politics. He was the Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor at ...

's book, ''

The Civic Culture ''The Civic Culture'' or ''The Civic Culture: Political Attitudes and Democracy in Five Nations'' is a 1963 political science book by Gabriel Almond and Sidney Verba. The book is credited with popularizing the political culture sub-field and is con ...

''. Civic political culture is a mixture of other political cultures namely parochial, subject and participant

s. Almond and Verba characterised Britain as having a civic political culture. In "Is Britain Still a Civic Culture?"

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discuss the extent to which Britain can still be regarded as having a civic political culture. The term civic culture is used to identify the political culture characteristics that explain the stability of a democratic society's political structure. Almond and Verba state that the following are characteristics of a civic culture: *Orientation toward political system in both the political and governmental senses *Pride in aspects of one's nation *Expectation of fair treatment from government authorities *Ability to talk freely and frequently about politics *An emotional involvement in elections *Tolerance towards opposition parties *A Valuing of active participation in local government activities, parties, and in civic associations *Self-confidence in one's competence to participate in politics *Civic cooperation and trust *Membership in the political associations. The proper combination of the various types of political culture will provide a culture that has a positive implication for the growth of democracy.

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