chapter 4 outline

4-1 Political Culture Constitution?America and France No constitution?UK US Separates powers between three branches large land with more than million citizens English, millions speak Spanish, 1/6 Hispanic, Catholics and protestant denomination more likely than the French or British to believe that everybody should be equal politically, but far less likely to think it important that everybody should be equal economically UK Parliamentary system: the legislature chooses a prime minister from within its own ranks 60 million people Most French are Catholic; most British belong to the Church of England (Anglican, the official state religion) or the Church of Scotland France Semi presidential or quasi parliamentary system divided into three branches 60 million people