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Chapterone

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T1.OnefactoraffectinglifestylesintheUnitedStatesisthedifferentclimates.

F.2.AmericanIndiansallspeakthesamelanguage.

F.3.ThedominantAmericanculturewasestablishedbyimmigrantswhocamefromsouthernEurope.

F.4.ThroughoutthehistoryoftheUnitedStates,moreimmigrantshavecomefromEnglish-speakingcountriesthananyothercountries.

F5.U.S.immigrationpolicyhasstayedthesameforthelast100years.

T6.TheEnglishlanguagehasnoadjectiveforUnitedStatesandthereforeusesthetermAmericantorefertoitspeople.

F7.ItisnotpossibletomakegeneralizationsaboutwhatAmericansbelievebecausetheyaresodifferent.

ChapterTwo

EarlysettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinentandestablishedcoloniesmainlybecausetheywantedtobefreefrom______.

thepowerofkings,priests,andnoblemen.

theinfluenceoftheirfamilies.

theproblemsofpovertyandhunger.

TherearenotitlesofnobilityintheUnitedStatestodaybecause___.

noonelikesaristocrats.

thechurchdoesnotallowit.

theyareforbiddenbytheConstitution.

TheAmericanbeliefinself-reliancemeansthat______

receivingmoneyfromcharity,family,orthegovernmentisneverallowed.

ifapersonisverydependentonothers,heorshewillberespectedbyothers.

peoplemusttakecareofthemselvesandbeindependent,orrisklosingtheirpersonalfreedom.

TheAmericanBeliefinequalityofopportunitymeansthat______

a.allAmericansarerich.

b.Americansbelievethateveryoneshouldbeequal.

c.everyoneshouldhaveanequalchancetosucceed.

IntheUnitedStates,learningtocompetesuccessfullyis_____.

partofgrowingup.

notseenashealthybymostpeople.

notnecessary,becauseAmericansbelieveinequality.

Traditionally,immigrantshavebeenabletoraisetheirstandardoflivingbycomingtotheUnitedstatesbecause______.

Americansvaluemoneymorethananythingelse.

thereweresuchabundantnaturalresources.

therichnavesharedtheirwealthwiththepoor.

Americansseetheirmaterialpossessionsas______.

havingnothingtodowithsocialstatus.

thenaturalrewardfortheirhardwork.

showingnoevidenceofaperson’sabilities.

Abeliefinthevalueofhardwork______.

developedbecauseitwasnecessarytoworkhardtoconvertnaturalresourcesintomaterialgoods.

developedbecausetheimmigrantswhocameherehadanaturalloveofhardwork.

hasneverbeenapartoftheAmericanvaluesystembecausepeoplehavesomuch.

ChapterThree

AlthoughthereisculturalpluralismintheUnitedStates,thereisnoreligiouspluralism.F

TheProtestantdenominations(suchasMethodist,Baptist,andPresbyterian)areallpartoftheRomanCatholicchurch.F

NosinglechurchhasbecomethecenterofreligiouslifeintheUnitedStatesbecausetheemphasisisontheindividual,notaparticularchurch.T

MostofthesettlerswhocametocolonialAmericatoescapereligiouspersecutioninEuropewereCatholics.F

TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesseparateschurchandstateandforbidsthegovernmentfromeverestablishinganationalchurch.T

Protestantismencouragesastrongdesireforself-improvement.T

SomeAmericanProtestantleadershavesaidthatpeoplewhoarerichhavebeenblessedbyGod.T

TheProtestantworkethicisthebeliefthatpeopleshouldsharetheirtimeandtheirwealthtohelpothers.F

AmajorityofAmericansnowconsiderthemselvespartofthereligious,politicallyconservativemovement.F

ThenationalreligionoftheUnitedStatesisamixtureofreligionandpatriotism.T

ChapterFour

__F_Thefrontierexperiencebeganinabout1890andisstillcontinuingintheAmericanWesttoday.

__T_OnereasonwhymanyAmericansarestillfascinatedbythefrontierperiodisthatitrepresentsatimewhenthetraditionalbasicAmericanvalueswereexpressedintheirpurestforms.

__F_ThesettlingofthefrontierdidlittletoaffectthelivesoftheAmericanIndians.

__T_DanielBooneisanexampleoftheearliesttypeofruggedindividualisthero,amanwhofightagainstthewilderness.

__F_TheprimaryqualitiesoftheAmericanmachoheroareintelligence,sensitivity,andcaringforothers.

__F_ItisdifficultfortheaverageAmericantobuyagun,soveryfewpeopleownthem.

__T_MembersoftheNRAbelievetherighttoownagunisguaranteedintheUnitedStatesConstitution.

__F_Thecan-dospiritcamefromthewillingnessofthepioneerstoworktogetheronacooperativeprojectforthegoodofall.

__F_Onthefrontier,familynameandancestryweremoreimportantthanwhatapersoncoulddo.

__F_Onthefrontier,therichandthepoorrarelymixed,andsocialclasswasmoreimportantthaninthemoresettledregions.

ChapterFive

MostAmericanbusinessesaredirectlyorindirectlyownedbythegovernment.F

MostAmericansbelievethatbusinesssupportsidealsandvalueswhichareimportanttothecountry.T

Americansbelievethatcompetitionamongbusinessesisgoodfortheeconomybutitdoeslittletoprotectthefreedomoftheindividual.F

TosucceedinAmericanbusiness,Americansbelievethatfamilybackgroundandsocialpositionaremoreimportantthananything,includinghardwork.F

MostAmericansbelievethatsuccessinbusinessofferthebestchancetofulfillthedreamofbeingwealthyT

Theentrepreneurmaybeadmiredsinceheorshestartedasuccessfulbusinessfrompracticallynothing.T

WomennowmakeupabouthalfoftheworkforceandareCEOsofabouthalfofthelargecorporationsintheUnitedStates.F

Intheglobaleconomy,Americanbusinesseshavebecomemorecompetitivebyhiringmanynewworkersandenlargingtheircompanies.F

CEOshavebeencriticizedforspendinglargeamountsofcompanymoneyonthemselves.T

MenandwomenwhoputtheirfamiliesfirstmayhavedifficultygettingtopmanagerialjobsintheUnitedStates.T

ChapterSix

1.Americansdonotwanttohaveastrongnationalgovernmentbecause

theyareafraidoftheirpoliticalleaders.

theyareafraiditwillputlimitsontheirindividualfreedom.

theyaremuchmoreconcernedwithnationalglory.

2.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates

givesbyfarthemostpowertocongress.

givesbyfarthemostpowertothepresident.

triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothers.

3.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStates

hasthepowertomakeofficialtreatieswithforeigngovernmentswithouttheapprovalofCongress.

canvetoalawthathasbeenpassedbyCongress.

iselectedifhispoliticalpartywinsmostoftheseatsinCongress.

4.TheBillofRights

explainstherightsofCongressandtherightsofthepresident.

guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsandfreedoms.

ispartoftheDeclarationofIndependence.

5.TheAmericanidealofthefreeindividual

wasexemplifiedbythefarmersandthefrontiersettlersinthelate1700sandearly1800s.

wasexemplifiedbythebusinessmanbeforetheCivilWarofthe1860s.

causedthenationalgovernmenttogrowinsizeandstrengthduringthelate1800s.

6.Thenumberofelectoralvotesacandidatereceives

isdeterminedbywhowinsthetotalpopularvotenationwide.

isdeterminedbythestatesthecandidatewins.

isequaltothenumberofseatseachstatehasintheHouseofRepresentatives.

7.Whichofthesestatementsistrue?

GeorgeW.Bushbecamepresidentinbecausehewonapluralityofvotesnationwide.

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