EXAM 2: Chapter 4-7
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What is the ideology that promotes free trade, reform of entitlement programs, a strong but economical defense, and the creation but not redistribution of wealth?
Neoliberalism
The roots of liberalism can be traced to the great English philosopher
John Locke
Neoconservatives prefer — wealth to imagining wealth
Redisstributing
Progressivism, the early twentieth century political movement, enjoyed its LEAST success under presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson
False
What spells out what is valued and what is not, what must be maintained and what must be changed according to the textbook
An Ideology
What theory states, “gain their legitimacy from the consent of the governed and are formed primarily to protect the rights of individuals to life, liberty, and property.”
Contract Theory
John Adams advocated what?
He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed
What believes in the democratization of government and economic reforms
Populism
In 1990, who was the first independent socialist elected to the HOR in more than half a century
Bernard Sanders
What is true of New Deal contemporary liberalism
It is based on the belief that government should provide basic material guarantees for every individual.
A belief in laissez-faire economics includes the view that government should do what
Not interfere in the working of the economy
The great society of what president in the 1960’s moved beyond the new deal
Johnson
What group opposes any increase in the role of the federal government over the general direction of the economy and contends that a vibrant private sector economy can best create jobs for the poor, immigrants, and minorities
Neoconservatives
The first major statement of — is considered to be reflections on the revolution in France (1790), by Edmund Burke
Conservatism
One example of what is Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson’s belief that liberty was the absence of government interference with the rights of All citizens to enjoy the fruits of their labor and prosperity
Classical Liberalism
What is true about American public opinion in recent years
It has shifted to the right
What is the most important matter that Americans differ upon, according to the text?
Political Ideology
What is one of the hallmarks of democracy according to the textbook
Diversity of opininion
What best describes polling
The process of using social methods to get an accurate sense of the public view on an issue,
At what age do people seem to experience the most powerful and lasting effect from major political and social events
In their teens and early twenties
What can be best said about equality
The majority of Americans believe that the government should treat everyone as if they were equal
Where would you find the line: “We hold these truth to be self-evident, that All Men are created equal.”
Declaration of Independence
What is the principal explicit teacher of information about politics
The School
A combination of the views, attitudes, and ideas held by individuals in a community is known as
Public opinion