AP U.S. Government and Politics Name:

What is America? Section: Score: _____/5

Directions: Answer the following questions using your own ideas the best that you can. Different people will have different perceptions based on differing experiences.

1. What are your perceptions of the United States Government? Do it work? What needs to be fixed? What goes well?

2. What are the advantages of being American?

3. How would you describe the culture of America?

4. How does America differ regionally? (Culturally, Socially, politically, ethnically)

5. What are the biggest changes you have seen in America that you can remember?

6. How does the Environment impact America?

7. Using your biggest perceptions finish the following sentence in one to two sentences. America is…..