Question

Which statement best describes the United States today?

A. The United States is a collection of distinct groups with some shared values and many unique ones.
B. The United States is a “melting pot” with values developing more or less equally from all the various immigrant groups.
C. The United States consists of an assortment of cultures with few common values.
D. The United States is a homogeneous culture based exclusively on Western European values.

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. The United States is a “melting pot” with values developing more or less equally from all the various immigrant groups.

The melting pot is used as a metaphor to describe the integration of ethnicities and integration of various cultures into American culture