1. Understand why and how the concept of “American Diversity” was tested in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
2. Explain how deeply-held American values and beliefs are directly linked to the operation of the American political system.
3. Discuss how and why the American heterogeneous society has been able to develop a homogeneous political culture.
4. Delineate the impact of immigrants upon the nation's evolution and overall history. Also, explain why some contemporary critics view the current crop of immigrants as having the potential to "balkanize" the nation.
5. Itemize and explain the individual components of American individualism and the liberal tradition. Also, explain why tension exists between individualism and equality.
6. Describe those factors that contribute to the religious nature of American society and explain how that nature both contradicts and is consistent with the liberal tradition.
7. Summarize both traditional and more recent explanations for why America has continued to have a liberal culture.

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