A defining event is important in political culture because it

a. can provide a shock to society that overwhelms the tendency of political culture to resist change.
b. creates the basis and myth for the country's political culture.
c. unifies the population around the traditional political culture and makes it more difficult to change.
d. makes the public more aware of the political culture.
e. is the culmination of smaller events that reoccur or are sustained over time that shape political culture.


A

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