The United States has a dominant political culture sometimes referred to as the American creed. Assess the brand of political culture you believe characterizes your generation

Question

In particular, point out similarities and differences in the values related to the American creed.

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

An ideal response will:
1, Define the American creed as based on individualism, democracy, equality, liberty, the respect for private property, and religion.
2, Reveal how college students might favor all of these in the abstract (like most Americans), however, some might be more salient than others. For example, individualism and equality are likely important for this generation. Property rights are probably less salient.
3, Discuss how in the abstract, most Americans favor the American creed, but the meaning might be different depending on when you were born. The World War II generation might have greater concern for democracy, for example.
4, Differentiate between equality and equality of opportunity. For example, different generations likely favor giving people the opportunity to succeed, but they would not favor equalizing all wealth across the country.