Abstract
Although the notion of an American political culture is a cumbersome one to operationalize in contemporary studies of political attitudes, it is one that remains valuable. Beginning with the landmark work of Alex de Tocqueville (1955), America's unique set of basic political values has been carefully defined. Probably the most widely cited recent characterization is found in Louis Hartz's (1955) The Liberal Tradition in America (see, also, Devine, 1972). The simplicity of Hartz's argument is compelling. He expands deTocqueville's notion that America was born a land of abundant resources and was settled by eager opportunists who shared a common belief in the propriety of individual labors producing individual rewards. Hartz suggests that America's unique situation of
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