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The most ethnically and religiously diverse democracy
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America
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American political views are very...
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homogenous
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When ppl tend to agree on fundamentals and share basic assumptions about how a good society should be organized
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homogenous
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After ratification of the Constitution, the US maintained the existing policy of...
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free immigration
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What became a major political issue primarily b/c they were Catholic and poor?
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Irisih immigration
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A national literacy test was adopted in 1917 as a way of
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disenfranchising the immigrants viewed as most threatening
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California passed as initiative denying state services to illegal immigrants and their children...this was ____ by the courts
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struck down
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States and cities vary as to how much of the burdens or benefits accompanying immigration that they experience. For example (3 things)
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1) new immigrants settle in few states
2) immigrants pay taxes, but most are fedaral and social security to the national govt. 3) money doesn't go to localities that must provide educational and social services |
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Emphasis on individual instead of the state, basic human rights, equality under the law, and limited govt
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classical liberalism
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John Locke's idea is when govt threatens rights or fails to protects citizens, they may
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replace it
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