CHAPTER 4 American Political Culture Chapter Outline with Keyed-in Resources SEQ NLI \r 0 \h I?? seq NLA \r 0 \h . Political culture (THEME A: THE MEANING AND UNIQUE QUALITIES OF THE AMERICAN POLITICAL CULTURE) SEQ NLA \r 0 \h A?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Tocqueville on why democracy could take root in the U.S. SEQ NL1 \r 0 \h 1?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . No feudal aristocracy; minimal taxes; few legal restraints 2?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Westward movement; vast territory provided opportunities 3?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . Nation of small, independent farmers 4?? seq NL_a \r 0 \h . ?Moral and intellectual characteristics??today called ?political culture? B?? seq NL1 \r 0 \h . Definition of political culture SEQ NL1 \r 0 \h