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1The American national identity has been most strongly affected by common:
ethnicity.
religious beliefs.
political beliefs.
class consciousness.
2Politics is described as the process that:
inculcates deep beliefs in idealized form.
gives people economic equality.
applies power fairly.
determines whose values will prevail in society.
provides for respect of individual differences.
3Major patterns that characterize politics in the United States include all except which one of the following:
a highly fragmented governing system.
little or no confidence in capitalism.
a high degree of pluralism.
extraordinary emphasis on individual rights.
pronounced separation of the political and economic spheres.
4The American political culture contains which of the following ideals:
1. liberty
2. equality
3. diversity
4. unity
5. self-government
1 and 3.
1, 3, 5.
1, 2, 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
all the above.
5Cultural beliefs are said to be "mythical ideas," which means that they are:
almost completely unreal.
perfect representations of reality.
symbolic postures that reflect partly what is ideal and partly what is real.
perverted images of reality, as in the case of totalitarianism.
6Political conflict within a nation is produced by the following two social conditions:
geographical size and racial diversity.
scarcity and opposing values.
militant culture and class stratification.
scarcity and ethnic diversity.
7When compared with citizens in European democracies, Americans:
emphasize self-reliance and trust in the marketplace for security.
feel that success in life is determined by forces outside their control.
are willing to use government for redistributing economic resources.
a and b only.
a, b and c.