Why do the authors of your textbook classify American political culture as procedural?

What will be an ideal response?


Americans typically believe that while it is the job of the government to guarantee fair processes such as free markets, majority rule, and due processes, it is not their job to guarantee specific outcomes.

Political Science

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A tactic known as __________ allows political parties to identify potential voters based on a wealth of data including consumer preferences, personal habits, and past voting behavior

Fill in the blank with the correct words.

Political Science

Benjamin Franklin once said that 'in free governments, the rulers are the servants, and the people their superiors and sovereigns.' This idea represents:

A. Popular sovereignty B. Citizen rulers C. A utopia D. No taxation without representation E. Taxation without representation

Political Science

Any U.S. citizen, who is at least thirty-five years of age and has been a U.S. resident for at least fourteen years, meets the constitutional requirements for the presidency.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Political Science

An example of an extraneous variable in a study designed to explore a child's unique problem-solving strategies is

A) the child's response time for each problem set. B) the number of correct answers a child achieves without assistance. C) unrequested assistance from other children in solving the problems. D) the problem sets themselves.

Political Science