Author Question: Which of the following is an example of a contradiction between professed national beliefs and ... (Read 45 times)

abern · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which of the following is an example of a contradiction between professed national beliefs and actual conditions in America?

a. widespread newspaper readership
b. private property ownership
c. the public school system
d. racial discrimination

Question 2

Can political conflict exist in American society? That is, if Americans hold views that are widely sharedabout who should govern, for what ends, and by what meanscan there really be conflict?

a. No, there cannot be conflict, because otherwise there would be no such thing as an American culture.
b. Political conflict exists only between political subcultures and religious factions.
c. Yes, there can be political conflict, and much of politics involves conflict over very fundamental values.
d. Yes, political conflict exists, but the Civil War was the time it had any effect on the United States.