The fact that many Americans tend to attribute income inequality to personal factors such as work ethic is an example of the emphasis on individualism in the American creed

Since 1937, the U.S. Supreme Court has focused heavily on which of the following issue areas?

a. civil liberties and civil rights b. government regulation of business c. foreign policy d. relations between the states and the national government e. environmental policy

Which of the following held the North Atlantic Treaty Organization together?

a. common culture b. shared economy c. the crumbling of other alliances d. the threat of the Soviet Union e. common interests in the Middle East