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American Government Quiz #4 -- Political Culture 1. Which of the following statements about the U.S. democratic republic is correct? a. It has never been tried elsewhere. b. It thrived in the United States despite the existence of a feudal aristocracy. c. It emphasizes social equality over personal liberty. d. It has been tried without great success by many other countries. 2. Alexis de Tocqueville published Democracy in America in a. 1795. b. 1835. c. 1880. d. 1925. 3. Which of the following is not among the values that constitute the political culture of the United States? a. civic duty b. individualism c. equality of opportunity d. equality of condition 4. Compared with people in other democracies, Americans are particularly preoccupied with a. elections. b. the assertion of rights. c. social harmony. d. equality. 5. Which of the following statements about political ideology is correct? a. Political ideology is synonymous with political culture. b. Political ideology is a patterned set of ways of thinking about how politics and government should be carried out. c. People can share a common political culture but disagree on ideology. d. Political ideology has four important elements: liberty, equality, democracy, and civic duty. 6. Race relations were described as “an American dilemma” by a. Paul Samuelson. b. Gunnar Myrdal. c. Robert Lynd. d. James Davison Hunter.

7. The text uses the phrase “equality of results” in discussing economic equality in America and Sweden. This phrase refers to equality in a. access to higher education. b. people’s opportunity to get ahead. c. what people earn. d. political participation. 8. The culture war is basically a conflict over a. economic issues. b. foreign affairs. c. religious doctrines. d. private and public morality. 9. Data in the text suggest that the average American is more likely than the average European to a. believe in God. b. to hold relative standards of right and wrong. c. have a high tolerance for atheism. d. exhibit a disinterest in daily prayer. 10. That the American political culture has changed in recent years is suggested by a. increasing reference to the “American way of life” by many current political writers. b. the popularity of Horatio Alger’s writings. c. increasing numbers of “other directed” conformist writers. d. the decline in popular trust and confidence in our government. 11. The notion that individuals should work hard, save their money, and avoid dependence on the state is sometimes referred to as the a. Protestant (work) ethic b. blue-collar ethic. c. evolutionary principle d. labor theory of value. 12. The level of political tolerance among officeholders and activists compared with the general public is a. somewhat less. b. about the same. c. greater. d. much less. 13. When a 1924 study in Muncie, Indiana, was repeated in 1977, it was found that 1977 respondents a. judged those who failed more harshly. b. were more sympathetic with failure. c. had about the same attitudes as 1924 respondents. d. were more critical of those who had great wealth....