Chapter 2: Traditional American Values And Beliefs Flashcards

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Constitution

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A set of basic laws and principles that a democratic country is governed by

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Ethical

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Relating to principles of what is right and wrong

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Welfare

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Money paid by the government to people who are very poor, sick, not working, etc

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Why would the constitution of a country forbid titles of nobility?

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To avoid class system

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If there are no titles of nobility, how does a society recognize people with high social status?

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Wealth, connection, cloths

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Which do you think is more important to Americans, the well-being of the group or the individual?

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Independent and self reliance

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Some natural resources found on the North American continent

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Coal, gold, silver, bauxite, iron

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Early settlers came to the North American continent and established colonies mainly of kings, priests, and noblemen

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The power of kings, priests, and noblemen.

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There are no titles of nobility in the US today because

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They are forbidden by the Constitution

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The American belief in equality of opportunity means that

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Everyone should have an equal chance to succeed

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In the US, learning to compete successfully is

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Part of growing

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Americans see their material possessions as

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The natural reward for their hard work

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A belief in the value of hard work developed because

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It was necessary to work hard to convert natural resources into material goods

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In reality, such American ideals as equality of opportunity and self-reliance

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Are only partly carried out in real life, but are still important becuz people believe in them

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What three types of freedoms were the early settlers seeking

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• kings and governments
• priests and churches
• noblemen and aristocrats

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In 1776

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Declaration of Independence

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In what year was the Constitution of the US written

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1787

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What do Americans mean by the word freedom

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Desire and right of all individuals to control their own destiny without government interference

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Why didn’t a hereditary aristocracy develop in the US?

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Forbidden by the Constitution

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Who was James Madison and what did he say in the late 1700s?

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Father of the American Constitution

Differences in material possessions reflect differences in personal abilities

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Who said, “We… wish to allow the humblest man an equal chance to get rich with everybody else”?

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Abraham Lincoln

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Accumulate

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To gradually get more and more money, possessions, or knowledge over a period of time

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Diminish

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To become smaller and less important

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Ethnic

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A general idea or set of moral beliefs that influences people’s behavior and attitudes

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Promote

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To help someone or something advance and be successful

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In 1776, the British colonial settlers declared their independence from England and established a new nation, the US of America. In so doing, they defied the King of England and declared that the power to govern would lie in hands of the people

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The openly resisted the king’s power to govern them

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By freedom, Americans mean the desire and the right of all individuals to control their own destiny without outside interference from the government, a ruling class, the church, or any other organized authority.

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They wanted to control their own future lives

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To say that a person is materialistic is an insult. To an American, this means that this person values material possessions above all else.

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The person loves things

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John Kenneth White observes that in spite of all the changes in the nation’s population, economy, and culture, the behaviors and values of Americans have remained remarkably constant

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The behaviors and values have stayed the same