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7 Cards in this Set
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Social factors
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- Widespread (not universal) participation permitted by the Constitution
- No national religion - Religious diversity accepted as a nation - No political orthodoxy (Taliban) |
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Economic system
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- Americans like "free market" but no "laissez faire"
- Prefer quality of opportunity versus equality for all - Share the idea of "economic individualism" - Will accept some inequality, but will not tolerate specific class divisions |
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Elements of American political system
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- Liberty
- Equality - Democracy - Civic duty - Individual responsibility |
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Alexis de Tocqueville
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- 1835- "Democracy in America"
- Wrote about what he saw in America |
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Puritan
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Stress on personal achievement:
- Work - Save money - Obey secular laws - Do good work(s) - Embrace "Protestant work ethic" |
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History
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- Miniature political system produced by churches so civic and political skills could develop
- Family values instill the way we think about politics - Adverbial culture due to mistrust of authority (King George of England) - Firm belief in natural rights |
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Religion
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- Americans very religious compared to other industrialized nations
- Religion plays an important role in politics - Separation of church and state, but can mingle over some issues (abortion) |
