Week 2: The American Dream

Question 1

chapter 1: liberty, quality, limited government

Question 2

liberty:

Answer 2

individualism: persona; liberty, resource-fullness, and self reliance
free market system: when government does not intervene, and the government lets markets set their prices

Question 3

free market system:

Answer 3

when government does not intervene, and the government lets markets set their prices

Question 4

equality:

Answer 4

“all men are created equal”
America as a “melting pot” (vs salad bowl”
people coming together and blending together, vs salad bowl people can exist individually and with their own identity, but still be different together not a problem that people are different.

Question 5

limited government

Answer 5

preference for self government: the people should have a say in determining laws and rules. Americans do not like intrusion from the government
Constitutional based on limited government (formal): if they are not written down or numerated then the government should not intervene