Vocabulary
This term is used for when multiple cultures live together peacefully. This term is used when smaller groups within a larger society maintain their unique cultural identities, whereby their values and practices are accepted by the dominant culture, provided such are consistent with the laws and values of the wider society.
What is Cultural Pluralism?
John Zogby said, "we all share a common set of values that make us American...We are defined by the rights we have...Our rights are our history, why the first European settlers came here and why millions more have come here since." This was John's job.
What is an American Pollster who surveys public opinion.
What is self reliance?
This man, who observed the American's' belief in self-reliance in the 1930s said: They owe nothing to any man, they expect nothing from any man; they acquire the nait of always considering themselves a standing alone, and they are apt to imagine that their whole destiny is in their own hands."
Who is Tocqueville?
This is the reason why the earliest settlers came to North America.
What is 'wanting to escape the controls placed on many aspects of their lives by kings and governments, priests and churches, noblemen and aristocrats?'
This is money paid by the government to people who are very poor, sick, not working, etc.
What is welfare?
These titles are forbidden in the USA.
What is nobility or royalty?
Historically, these 4 words have been used to identify the United States and has attracted immigrants from all around the word.
What is "the land of opportunity".
This statement came from this document created in 1776, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence (17760?
Americans rejected this European system of social status.
What is hereditary aristocracy and titles of nobility?
To Americans this word means the desire and the right of all individuals to control their own destiny without outside interference from the government, a ruling noble class, the church or any other organized authority.
What is freedom?
Tocqueville talks about this American belief that immigrants felt they had a better chance to succeed in the US than the old country. They believed they could escape the lower social class from which they were born.
What is "equality of opportunity"?
There is a pressure in US culture to do this. This can cause a constant emotional strain.
What is competition?
This president expressed his believes in the 1860's when he said, "We...wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else. When one starts poor, as most do in the race of life, free society is such that he knows he can better his condition; he knows that there is no fixed condition of labor for his whole life."
Who is President Abraham Lincoln?
This is the year that British colonial settlers declared their independence from England and established the U.S.A.
What is 1776?
In the sentence, "Some may feel useless and unwanted in a society that gives so much PRESTIGE to those who compete well", what is the meaning of the word PRESTIGE.
Prestige means the respect and importance that a person, organization or profession has
Many Americans still believe that people should hold down jobs and not live off these payments from the government.
What is welfare?
James Madison is considered the father of this and stated that the difference in material possessions reflected a difference in personal abilities.
What is the American Constitution? James Madison also is quoted as saying, "If Men were angels, no government would be necessary. If angels were to govern men, neither external nor internal controls on government would be necessary." Madison was a commander in the Revolution war and the 4th president of the U.S.
This expression or quote became a slogan for the "American Dream". This means to go from poor to rich.
What is "From rags to riches".
These are three types of freedoms the early settlers were seeking.
What are freedom from the power of kings/governments, priests/churches, and noblemen/ aristocrats?
In the sentence, "The relationship among these values - the rights and the responsibilities - creates the FABRIC of the American society", what does the word FABRIC mean?
These are three historical factors that reinforced and helped to shape the values of Americans.
What are religious heritage, the frontier heritage and the heritage of abundance?
These are the 6 cultural values mentioned in the book.
What are individual freedom, self-reliance, equality of opportunity, competition, material wealth, and hard work?
This philosopher from the 300s BC is quoted in saying "the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. "
Who is Aristotle?
In 1787 the constitution was written for the USA. This greatly limited the power of what?
What is the church?