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Chapterone

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T1.OnefactoraffectinglifestylesintheUnitedStatesisthedifferentclimates.

F.2.AmericanIndiansallspeakthesamelanguage.

F.3.ThedominantAmericanculturewasestablishedbyimmigrantswhocame

fromsouthernEurope.

F.4.ThroughoutthehistoryoftheUnitedStates,moreimmigrantshavecome

fromEnglish-speakingcountriesthananyothercountries.

F5.U.S.immigrationpolicyhasstayedthesameforthelast100years.

T6.TheEnglishIdngudgehasnoadjectiveforUnitedSidlesandthereforeuses

thetermAmericantorefertoitspeople.

F7.ItisnotpossibletomakegeneralizationsaboutwhatAmericansbelieve

becausetheyaresodifferent.

ChapterTwo

EarlysettlerscametotheNorthAmericancontinentandestablished

coloniesmainlybecausetheywantedtobefreefrom

a.thepowerofkings,priests,andnoblemen.

b.theinfluenceoftheirfamilies.

c.theproblemsofpovertyandhunger.

TherearenotitlesofnobilityintheUnitedStatestodaybecause

a.noonelikesaristocrats.

b.thechurchdoesnotallowit.

c.theyareforbiddenbytheConstitution.

TheAmericanbeliefinself-reliancemeansthat

a.receivingmoneyfromcharity,family,orthegovernmentisnever

allowed.

b.ifapersonisverydependentonothers,heorshewillberespectedby

others.

c.peoplemusttakecareofthemselvesandbeindependent,orrisklosing

theirpersonalfreedom.

TheAmericanBeliefinequalityofopportunitymeansthat

a.allAmericansarerich.

b.Americansbelievethateveryoneshouldbeequal.

c.everyoneshouldhaveanequalchancetosucceed.

IntheUnitedStates,learningtocompetesuccessfullyis,

a.partofgrowingup.

b.notseenashealthybymostpeople.

c.notnecessary,becauseAmericansbelieveinequality.

Traditionally,immigrantshavebeenabletoraisetheirstandardofliving

bycomingtotheUnitedstatesbecause

a.Americansvaluemoneymorethananythingelse.

b.thereweresuchabundantnaturalresources.

c.therichnavesharedtheirwealthwiththepoor.

Americansseetheirmaterialpossessionsas.

a.havingnothingtodowithsocialstatus.

b.thenaturalrewardfortheirhardwork.

c.showingnoevidenceofaperson'sabilities.

Abeliefinthevalueofhardwork

a.developedbecauseitwasnecessarytoworkhardtoconvertnatural

resourcesintomaterialgoods.

b.developedbecausetheimmigrantswhocameherehadanaturalloveof

hardwork.

c.hasneverbeenapartoftheAmericanvaluesystembecausepeople

havesomuch.

ChapterThree

1.AlthoughthereisculturalpluralismintheUnitedStates,thereisnoreligious

pluralism.F

2.TheProtestantdenominations(suchasMethodist,Baptist,andPresbyterian)

areallpartoftheRomanCatholicchurch.F

3.NosinglechurchhasbecomethecenterofreligiouslifeintheUnitedStates

becausetheemphasisisontheindividual,notaparticularchurch.T

4.MostofthesettlerswhocametocolonialAmericatoescapereligious

persecutioninEuropewereCatholics.F

5.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStatesseparateschurchandstateandforbids

thegovernmentfromeverestablishingandtioridlchurch.T

6.Protestantismencouragesastrongdesireforself-improvement.T

7.SomeAmericanProtestantleadershavesaidthatpeoplewhoarerichhave

beenblessedbyGod.T

8.TheProtestantworkethicisthebeliefthatpeopleshouldsharetheirtime

andtheirwealthtohelpothers.F

9.AmajorityofAmericansnowconsiderthemselvespartofthereligious,

politicallyconservativemovement.F

10.ThenationalreligionoftheUnitedStatesisamixtureofreligionand

patriotism.T

ChapterFour

•_F_Thefrontierexperiencebeganinabout1890andisstillcontinuinginthe

AmericanWesttoday.

•_T_OnereasonwhymanyAmericansarestillfascinatedbythefrontier

periodisthatitrepresentsatimewhenthetraditionalbasicAmericanvalueswere

expressedintheirpurestforms.

•_F_ThesettlingofthefrontierdidlittletoaffectthelivesoftheAmerican

Indians.

•_T_DanielBooneisanexampleoftheearliesttypeofruggedindividualist

hero,amanwhofightagainstthewilderness.

"_F_ThepriniaryqualitiesoftheAmericannidchoheroareintelligence,

sensitivity,andcaringforothers.

•_F_ItisdifficultfortheaverageAmericantobuyagun,soveryfewpeople

ownthem.

•_T_MembersoftheNRAbelievetherighttoownagunisguaranteedinthe

UnitedStatesConstitution.

•_F_Thecan-dospiritcamefromthewillingnessofthepioneerstowork

togetheronacooperativeprojectforthegoodofall.

•_F_Onthefrontier,familynameandancestryweremoreimportantthan

whatapersoncoulddo.

"_F_Onthefrontier,therichandthepoorrarelymixed,andsocialclasswas

moreimportantthaninthemoresettledregions.

ChapterFive

1.MostAmericanbusinessesaredirectlyorindirectlyownedbythe

government.F

2.MostAmericansbelievethatbusinesssupportsidealsandvalueswhichare

importanttothecountry.T

3.Americansbelievethatcompetitionamongbusinessesisgoodforthe

economybutitdoeslittletoprotectthefreedomoftheindividual.F

4.TosucceedinAmericanbusiness,Americansbelievethatfamilybackground

andsocialpositionaremoreimportantthananything,includinghardwork.F

5.MostAmericansbelievethatsuccessinbusinessofferthebestchanceto

fulfillthedreamofbeingwealthyT

6.Theentrepreneurmaybeadmiredsinceheorshestartedasuccessful

businessfrompracticallynothing.T

7.WomennowmakeupabouthalfoftheworkforceandareCEOsofabout

halfofthelargecorporationsintheUnitedStates.F

8.Intheglobaleconomy,Americanbusinesseshavebecomemore

competitivebyhiringmanynewworkersandenlargingtheircompanies.F

9.CEOshavebeencriticizedforspendinglargeamountsofcompanymoney

onthemselves.T

10.Menandwomenwhoputtheirfamiliesfirstmayhavedifficultygetting

topmanagerialjobsintheUnitedStates.T

ChapterSix

1.Americansdonotwanttohaveastrongnationalgovernmentbecause

A.theyareafraidoftheirpoliticalleaders.

B.theyareafraiditwillputlimitsontheirindividualfreedom.

C.theyaremuchmoreconcernedwithnationalglory.

2.TheConstitutionoftheUnitedStates

A.givesbyfarthemostpowertocongress.

B.givesbyfarthemostpowertothepresident.

C.triestogiveeachbranchenoughpowertobalancetheothers.

3.ThepresidentoftheUnitedStates

A.hasthepowertomakeofficialtreatieswithforeigngovernments

withouttheapprovalofCongress.

B.canvetoalawthathasbeenpassedbyCongress.

C.iselectedifhispoliticalpartywinsmostoftheseatsinCongress.

4.TheBillofRights

A.explainstherightsofCongressandtherightsofthepresident.

B.guaranteescitizensoftheUnitedStatesspecificindividualrightsand

freedoms.

C.ispartoftheDeclarationofIndependence.

5.TheAmericanidealofthefreeindividual

A.wasexemplifiedbythefarmersandthefrontiersettlersinthelate

1700sandearly1800s.

B.wasexemplifiedbythebusinessmanbeforetheCivilWarofthe1860s.

C.causedthenationalgovernmenttogrowinsizeandstrengthduringthe

late1800s.

6.Thenumberofelectoralvotesacandidatereceives

A.isdeterminedbywhowinsthetotalpopularvotenationwide.

B.isdeterminedbythestatesthecandidatewins.

C.isequaltothenumberofseatseachstatehasintheHouseof

Representatives.

7.Whichofthesestatementsistrue?

A.GeorgeW.Bushbecamepresidentinbecausehewonapluralityof

votesnationwide.

B.TheSupremeCourtplayedamajo