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1
Compared with Japanese, Americans are more likely to
rely on group rather than on individual decision making
reach decisions through the application of rules
emphasize social harmony and respect for hierarchy
stress being sensitive to the needs of others
2
Which group attracted media attention in the and became a force in elections in the 1990s?
Spiritual Awakening
Tea Party
Christian Coalition
Great Beginnings
3
Beginning in the mid-1960s, the distrust of government felt by many Americans was directed at
media and their influence on politics
U.S. Constitution, especially the Bill of Rights
political leaders and their policies
political system itself
4
Which religious group advocated support amendments that would require prayer in public schools?
Moral Majority
Prohibitionists
Great Awakening
Suffragettes
5
Which of the following groups are areas of conflict in the culture war?
gay rights, abortion, school prayer
gay rights, taxes, business regulation
school prayer, foreign policy, taxes
abortion, school prayer, foreign policy
6
According to polls, which groups are Americans willing to help?
elderly
recent immigrants
feminist and civil rights groups
people on welfare
7
Studies show that Americans support constitutional freedoms under what conditions?
in the abstract, but not always in the concrete
during times of peace, but not necessarily during war
for all groups at all times
only for people who agree with them
8
What is one of the ways in which the culture war differs from other political disputes?
conflict is basically a simple one
exclusively about what kinds of policies the gov't should do
compromise is easily achieved
money is not at stake
9
What term is evidence of Americans' common hopes and values?
Americanism
Equality
Morality
Freedom
10
The recent increase in public cynicism is probably not a reflection of
disapproval of government policies
rejection of the system of government
dissatisfaction over the outcome of government policies
dislike of leaders of government
11
What view of social policy is by far the most popular in American political culture?
accountability
Individualist
conservative
collectivist
12
What did the Watergate Affair led to a decrease in?
citizens' trust in government
power of the CIA
criminal behavior by elected officials
investigative reporting in Washington
13
What do Americans have a comparatively low degree of?
class consciousness
geographic mobility
material acquisitiveness
social conformity
14
What social policy in the U.S. is dominated by a common belief among Americans?
ethic of self-reliance
value of group harmony
need to protect all citizens
value of preferential hiring
15
Who was the French philosopher who noted the influence of Democracy in the U.S.?
Alexander Dumas
Alexis de Tocqueville
Marquis de Montespan
Voltaire
16
Religious diversity in the U.S. was largely the result of an absence of ______
established religion
commitment to social equality
Protestant work ethic
sense of national independence
17
What is the culture war about?
what kind of country we ought to live in
which ethnic group governs
the ethics of foreign policy
how much money should be spent on social programs
18
All of the following are basic elements of U.S. political culture except
economic equality
liberty
individualism
civic duty
19
What are liberty and individualism two key elements of?
European nations in the 1700s
all nations
U.S. political culture
all Western nations
20
What is the first important source of political values in the U.S.?
the public school
the mass media
religion
the family
21
Which one of the following pairs are Americans more likely to tolerate?
ideologues versus activists
activists versus ideologues
economic equality versus political equality
political equality versus economic equality
22
In the U.S., government officials are held accountable to the people. What is this principle?
civic duty
liberty
equality
democracy