The political culture is the shared political views of an entire culture, including the values, beliefs, and norms that help individuals relate to their government. The means by which we inherit our political culture is known as political socialization. Political values are the beliefs, goals, principles, and policies that a community feels are important. The way that someone views political values, power, and government roles is known as a political ideology (two people from the same country may have different beliefs about the role of government, but they are products of the same political culture). Examples of political values include an emphasis on the individual or society, trust or mistrust in the government, opportunities to get ahead & equality. We looked at different types of political cultures defined by well known political scientists. The formative events theory refers to the long-lasting effects of key events that took place when a country was founded. For example, the American Revolution is a formative event in American history. Other events, like World War I and II and The Watergate Scandal also impacted American political culture.