American Political Values

Question 1

political culture

Answer 1

broadly shared values, attitudes, and beliefs about how the gov’t should function

Question 2

nativism

Answer 2

policy favoring native-born inhabitants of a country instead of immigrants for the preservation of culture

Question 3

limited government

Answer 3

principle of constitutional gov’t
gov’t whose powers are defined and limited by a constitution

Question 4

laissez-faire capitalism

Answer 4

economic system in which the means of production/distribution are privately owned and operated for profit with minimal or no gov’t interferance

Question 5

political equality

Answer 5

the right to participate in politics equally, based on the principle of “one person, one vote”

Question 6

justice

Answer 6

fairness of how rewards and punishments are delivered, especially by governments and courts, but also in society
the first of 5 objectives listed in the constitution

Question 7

social justice

Answer 7

the just allocation of wealth, opportunities, and privileges within a society

Question 8

fairness

Answer 8

principle
impartial decision making
the quality of treating people equally