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WhattoUnderstand · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

The textbook gives an example of a poor high school student who is qualified for admission to a prestigious university but cannot afford to attend. This example illustrates the conflict between which two beliefs of the American creed?

a. individualism and equality
b. individualism and property rights
c. property rights and equal treatment under the law
d. equality and equal opportunity
e. equality and property rights

Question 2

What is the central premise of communitarianism?

a. Society makes us and we owe something to society.
b. Individuals are not personally responsible for their part in society; society is responsible for taking care of the individual.
c. Communal resources determine whether individuals will reach their personal goals.
d. It is inherently bad for an individual to make a lot of money.
e. All property should be divided equally among members of the community.