A 2012 survey found that about two-thirds of Americans disagreed with __________
a. the belief that individuals should be treated equally, regardless of group membership or other characteristics
b. the concept that government actions should reflect the will of the people
c. the idea that success in life is mostly determined outside an individual's control
d. the opinion that the government should definitely be involved in reducing income differences between the rich and the poor
e. the statement that some people have more in-born ability to learn
c
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Political ideology is best defined as __________
a. a system of words and symbols representing concepts about an individual's long-term potential b. a system of class inequalities that focuses on socioeconomic status c. a system for arguing about things that most Americans consider vital d. a system of interrelated and coherently organized political beliefs and attitudes
As described in Table 2.1, Comparing Eighteenth-Century Republicanism and the Democratic Ideal, both eighteenth-century republicanism and the democratic ideal believed that government must be based on which of the following?
a. submission b. popular consent c. equality d. participation