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| A belief that individuals can provide stronger chances for economic and personal betterment for their children, if not for themselves, is part of the ____________ . |
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| What is the natural outcome of the United States' history of immigration? |
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| Substantial racial and ethnic diversity in the American population |
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| Despite emphasis on individual responsibility in America, ____________ is known to erode the public's trust in government. |
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| In the United States poverty impacts social groups disproportionately; this is problematic because income inequality leads to ____________ . |
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| Why is the location within the United States where immigrants settle politically important? |
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PROBABLY: the apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives is calculated based on a state's adult population, regardless of legal status
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| Concerns about the level of ____________ and its impact on regional politics and social cohesion from the 1920s to the 1950s resulted in many restrictions of ____________ to the United States. |
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| Capitalism in the United States has tended to ____________ . |
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| produce income and wealth inequalities |
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| Which of the following was advocated by the states that had Soviet-style command economics such as the Soviet Union? |
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| Government ownership of key industries |
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| After the end of ____________ the U.S. has had less cohesion with its allies in international policy matters. |
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| The belief that a person's fate can be closely attributed to his or her own efforts is known as ____________ and is fundamental to the American Dream. |
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| No political belief has been more widely held across social groups and generations in the United States than ____________ . |
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| Which of the following generally ensures that government follows the will of the people in a democratic system? |
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| Most people in the United States support an economic system that is _____________ . |
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| semi-regulated, or a mixed free-enterprise system |
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| What evidence validates the idea that the American Dream remains an unfulfilled dream? |
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| The permanent existence of an underclass in the form of impoverished families |
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| How do core ideas and shared values, such as liberty and self-government, serve as an important link between the history of the United States and its contemporary experiences? |
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| The dominant _____________ in the United States is marked by a set of beliefs in individualism, democracy, liberty, property and religion and is tied together by the value of equality. |
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| Why have people such as Ben Page and Lawrence Jacobs argued that Americans are conflicted politically? |
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| Americans distrust government yet look to it to support a range of programs. |
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| Populism favors the _____________ . |
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| Which of the topics below is most closely associated with capitalism? |
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| those with greater resources are more likely to _____________ . |
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| participate in politics and be represented in government |
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| Culture refers to _____________ . |
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POSSIBLY: Beliefs about a political system
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| In 2008, the federal government's plan to bail out homeowners who could no longer afford to pay their mortgage is a rare example of _____________ . |
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| Americans looking to the government for economic intervention. |
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| The strength of the economy is directly tied to the monetary value of all goods and services produced in a nation each year, called the _____________ . |
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| Which of the following beliefs conflict with the central beliefs of the American people? |
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| The movement of people from rural to urban areas is known as _____________ . |
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