AP Gov Chapter 4 test
A political culture exists where
there is a political and sustained was of thinking about political and economic life
Compared to the average European, the average American is more likely to ______
Acknowledge clear standards of right and wrong
Going to the voting booth because a person believes his or her vote can make a difference is an example of _____
Civic Competence
______ is a belief that one has an obligation to participate in civic and political affairs.
Civic Duty
Which of the following is identified as having the greatest influence on U.S. political party affiliation?
Family
Compared to other nations, Americans are most likely to believe in the value of _______
Hard Work
Which of the following characterizes Max Weber's Protestant ethic?
Hard Work
In the United States, most people, regardless of their job, think of themselves as ______
Middle Class
The general American feeling about religion was apparent in 2002 when a federal appeals court tried to ban the _____
Pledge of Allegiance
In the 1800s, Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States to conduct research on its _______ and he used his findings to help explain the success of democracy in the United States.
Prisons
The text suggests that although there has been no official religion established in the United States, the culture has been influenced considerably by Protestantism, especially in its _______ form.
Puritan
How does the text explain why African Americans were denied rights for so long?
Self-interest and social circumstances helped shape white American behavior.
Scholar Robert Putnam argues that the more ______ a community has, the greater the level of trust among its members, and the easier it is to achieve common goals outside of government.
Social Capital
There is, in fact, less income inequality in Sweden than in the United States because ______
The Government insures that it is so
A classic study of political culture in five nations found that citizens of ______ had the highest sense of civic duty.
The United States
The widely shared commitment to economic individualism is viewed most negatively by the American public when analyzing ______
Those on welfare
Citizens of Sweden believe that legislators and leaders of their country should determine issues on the basis of ____
What is best
________ is the element found in the American view of the political system that says Americans generally feel people ought to help others out when they can.
civic duty
According to surveys, the French and British are more than twice as likely as Americans to believe in the importance of _________ equality for all citizens.
economic
All of the following are basic elements of U.S. political culture EXCEPT
economic equality
Of the five important elements associated with the American view of the political system, the text suggests Americans are "preoccupied" with _______
liberty
The text suggests public confidence in government has been in steady decline since the _____
mid 19600s