Ideas That Shape American Politics

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  1. 3. begins with the government’s role (Fact, What Does Government Do)
  2. 8. “I Have a Dream” speech (Quote, One Side of Self-Rule: democracy)
  3. 10. doctrine that views nation-states as benefiting most from mutual cooperation, aided by international organizations (Term Page 20 And Yet... The United States Has a Big Government)
  4. 12. Spent on being fed (graph, Figure 1.1)
  5. 14. governor of New York (Page 26, Item Confused About)
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  1. 1. The view that the United States is uniquely characterized by a distinct set of ideas, such as equality, self-rule, and limited government(Term, graph 3, A Nation Of Ideas).
  2. 2. eight big ideas: Liberty, self-rule (which is often called democracy), limited government, individualism, the American dream, equality, faith in God, and diversity. These ideas touch almost everything the nation does. They are the foundation of American politics (Fact, Page 11)
  3. 4. “The will of the majority,” wrote Jefferson (qoute,24)
  4. 5. Americans who believe the rich and powerful have captured the government and seek to win back government to help the common people. (Term, Page 21)
  5. 6. The idea that individuals, not the society, are responsible for their own well-being. (Term, Page 24, individualism)
  6. 7. The ability to pursue one’s own desires without interference from others (The Land OF The Free 19)
  7. 9. A government in which citizens rule indirectly and make government decisions through their elected representatives(Term Page, 17, Another side of self-rule: A Republic)
  8. 11. 86 percentage of people used go be a good example but isn't anymore (Graph, Page 7, By the numbers)
  9. 13. Bostonians have dragged the British tax collector to the liberty tree and tarred and feathered him. The painting was British propaganda that mocked the liberty tree and the revolutionaries (picture, Page 13)