The core values, principles and ideals of the American political culture includes; <u>liberty</u> (freedom), <u>equality</u> (according to law, everyone should be considered equal and treated the same), <u>majority rule</u> (a system where citizens vote and whoever gets the majority of votes assumes power), <u>individualism</u> and diversity.
Capitalism is not an ideal of the American political culture.
Illegitimate opportunity structures are the rules that operate within deviant subcultures. This structure holds the fact that crime rate in this subcultures tend to be on the high since there is little or no less punishment for crime committed.
