The Textbook Identifies Four Characteristics of Ideal Citizenship and Concludes

question 69

Essay

The textbook identifies four characteristics of ideal citizenship and concludes that only some Americans live up to them.The authors argue,however,that Americans as a group behave in a much more rational manner than one would expect from their failure to meet the characteristics.Name the four characteristics,and discuss the evidence for the authors' conclusion that most Americans do not meet the standards.Explain how Americans as a group can behave so rationally if they are not rational as individuals.

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