Practice 1, 2,3 chapter 7

Practice 1

A. One obvious difference is the people.

2. The United States is a homogenous society.

B. Other areas of difference between Japan and the United States involve issues of group
interaction and sense of space.

2. Informality versus formality

3. The nail that sticks up gets hammered down

4. Vastness versus diminutive and miniature

a. The United States builds airplanes

b. Japan produces transistors

C.

1. China - “mother culture” for Japan

2. Great Britain – “mother culture” for the United States

D. Both societies, moreover, have developed the art of business and commerce, of buying and
selling, of advertising and mass producing, to the highest level.

2. Consumer societies

a. Vending machines

b. Fast foods

1. Noodle shops

2. McDonalds’s restaurants

E. A final similarity is that both Japanese and people in the United States have always emphasized
the importance of work, and both are paying penalties for their commitment to it.

1. Work twelve or more hours a day

2. Work six days a week

Practice 2:

2. Both the United States and Great Britain operate under a two-party system.

3. Just as the British Parliament has two separate houses, the House of Commons and

the House of Lords, the United States Congress has the Senate and the House of

Representatives.
4. The U.S. House of Representatives is like the British House of Commons, and the

U.S. Senate is like the British House of Lords.

5. The members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the British House of

Commons are alike; they are both elected by district.

6. The method of choosing cabinet members in the United States is the same as

choosing cabinet members in Great Britain.

7. In Great Britain, the prime minister appoints the cabinet; likewise, the U.S. president

appoints the cabinet.

8. The British monarch has the right to veto any law passed by Parliament; similarly, the

U.S. president has the right to veto any law passed by Congress

Practice 3:

2. The chief executive in Great

Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great
Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great
Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great
Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great
Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great
Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great
Britain is called the prime
minister, whereas the chief
executive in the United States is
called the president.
3. In the United States, the
president fulfills the functions of
both political leader and
head of state. In contrast, these
two functions are separate in
Great Britain.
4. In other words, Great Britain
has both a monarch and a prime
minister, but the United
States has only a president.
5. The president of the United
States may be of a different
political party than the
majority of Congress, yet the
British prime minister is the head
of the political party
that has the most seats in
Parliament.
6. The United States has a written
constitution, while Great Britain
has no written
constitution.
7. In the United States, elections
are held on a regular schedule, no
matter how popular
or unpopular the government is;
however, in Great Britain,
elections are held
whenever the prime minister
loses a vote of confidence.
8. The members of the U.S.
Senate are elected. On the other
hand, the members of the
British House of Lords are
appointed or inherit their
positions.
9. As you can see, the two
systems of government differ in
several ways even though
they are both democracies.
2. The chief executive in Great Britain is called the prime minister, whereas the chief

executive in the United States is called the president.

3. In the United States, the president fulfills the functions of both political leader and

head of state. In contrast, these two functions are separate in Great Britain.

4. In other words, Great Britain has both a monarch and a prime minister, but the United

States has only a president.

5. The president of the United States may be of a different political party than the

majority of Congress, yet the British prime minister is the head of the political party

that has the most seats in Parliament.

6. The United States has a written constitution, while Great Britain has no written

constitution.

7. In the United States, elections are held on a regular schedule, no matter how popular

or unpopular the government is; however, in Great Britain, elections are held

whenever the prime minister loses a vote of confidence.

8. The members of the U.S. Senate are elected. On the other hand, the members of the

British House of Lords are appointed or inherit their positions.

9. As you can see, the two systems of government differ in several ways even though

they are both democracies.