WorksheetsChapter 10.1 Reading Check
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 7mins
1. Political culture is the dominant set of beliefs, customs, traditions, and values that:
make America what it is and how it is perceived.
A. define American culture to the rest of the world.
define the relationship between the American people and the government.
define how America will act on the world stage.
Individualism is a core value of American political culture, and it is the belief that:
everyone is responsible for themselves and the decisions they make
no one cares what is done in society as long as it does not affect them.
every citizen has a right to be free.
society is better served when everyone worries about themselves first.
Individualism, according to Alexis de Tocqueville, is fostered by:
selfishness
political equality.
democratic equality.
self-interest.
Individualism was also a driving force for settlement because immigrants who founded the United States brought with them the:
knowledge that they could do what they wanted.
belief that they could make a better life for themselves.
inherited rights to get what they wanted
belief that democracy was the only way to be free.
A founding belief in the United States is the concept that social status is:
required to succeed
not inherited but earned.
based on teamwork.
inherited and not earned
The concept of laissez-faire is the idea that government must:
regulate the interactions between citizens and businesses.
control how much money is circulated
play a small role in the economy
determine which countries to trade with
The culture of individualism is reflected even in the American economy because many Americans tend to favor a:
singular economy.
supply-and-demand economy
command-and-control economy
free-market economy.
The taxes paid by Americans are lower than their European counterparts, which means the:
citizens do not need social services.
social services are not as helpful.
budget for social services is lower.
United States cannot help its citizens.
James Madison was concerned with the concept of the rule of law, which means:
the government must rule wisely
citizens must follow the law.
no one is above the law, even public officials.
the law is supreme for all citizens.
Writing in Federalist No. 78, Hamilton stated that citizens should have confidence that the judicial process would be based on and its results would be predictable.
precedent
equality
legality
principle
Thomas Jefferson supported the concept of limited government, even stating in the Declaration of Independence that citizens have the:
right to rule over the government.
right to rebel when a government goes beyond its limits
means to protect themselves against all government.
responsibility to vote for the right people to keep the government honest.
Entitlement programs are paid for through payroll while need-based assistance programs are paid through:
goodwill donations.
federal or state tax revenues
government stipends
poverty grants.
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) of 1996 was passed to give states more authority over social welfare programs and placed:
spending limits on state programs.
limits on who could obtain welfare
requirements on states to report all income to the federal government
time limits on the receipt of welfare.
