- Figure 1.1. The four great waves of immigration
- Figure 1.2. Expected development of the proportion of ethnic groups of the overall American populati
- Figure 1.3. Melting Pot and Salad Bowl – two forms of integration in the United States
- Figure 1.4. Hofstede’s onion model – the symbols, heroes, rituals and values of the culture
- Figure 1.6. Beliefs and national identity in American society
- Figure 1.8. American national identity
- Figure 2.1. Political USA – a melting pot with many ingredients
- Figure 2.2. Examples of authority in the American political system
- Figur 2.4. The American constitutional democracy
- Figure 2.5. Two different models of the division of power in an elitist democracy
- Figure 2.6. Checks and balances
- Figure 2.7. Strict separation of powers at all levels in the American political system
- Figure 2.8. The American President’s many roles
- Figure 2.9. The Executive Office of the President (EOP) – selected units under the President
- Figure 2.10. The President’s role as party leader
- Figure 2.15. Supreme Court control of the President and Congress
- Figure 2.16. The President interferes with the political decision-making process
- Figure 2.17. The decision-making process
- Figure 2.23. How to handle immigrants living in the U.S. illegally?
- Figure 3.1. Three major items of social expenditure on the federal 2012 budget
- Figure 3.2. Poverty by race/ethnicity in the United States
- Figure 3.3. Gilbert’s social class model
- Figure 3.4. Financial wealth distribution in the U.S.
- Figure 3.5. Three social areas under pressure in American society
- Figure 3.6. The Americans and individualism
- Figure 4.1. The American educational system
- Figure 4.3. The probability of social mobility is still small
