A.P. Government Chapter 4:1-2

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What term refers to the long-standing patterns in how people view government, politics and the economy?

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Political Culture

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Which of the following is NOT a part of American political culture?
Options:
Equality of Results,
Liberty,
Democracy,
Individual Responsibility

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Equality of Results

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The fact that many Americans have historically been opposed to socialism is an example of which ideal?

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Individual Responsibility

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How did English, French and American children finish the story of the Queen, the President of France and the President of the United States speeding on the way to an important meeting?

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French and English children said that their leaders should be let-off; American children said the President should be cited.

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According to polling data, which of the following are Americans willing to accept? Help to people "truly in need", Preferential hiring practices, Quotas used to deal with racial inequality, All of the Above

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Help to people "truly in need"

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When asked about inequality in the economic system in high school students in 1924 and in the 1970s, how did their views change?

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In both cases students believed it was entirely a person's fault if they could not succeed.

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In what way does American political culture differ from that of Sweden?

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Swedes are more willing to defer decision-making to experts.

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In what way did American ideas of the economy differ from their Swedish counterparts?

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Swedes were more likely to demand equal pay.

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Which term means a belief that one can affect government policies?

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Civic Competence

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Who was the French writer that did a long study of America then published his findings in a book titled "Democracy in America"?

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Alexis de Tocqueville