To what can the intellectual roots of libertarianism be treated?
classical libertariansim
Democratic socialists believe in
A limit, on individual wealth and property, equality of results, extensive government regulation of the economy
Which of the following statements about contemporary conservatives is false?
They defend economic individuals against the growth of the welfare state
They believe that the state must promote virtue and social responsibility
They challenge the idea of quotas and other affirmative action policies
The oppose the use of popular referendum and other means of direct democracy
The oppose the use of popular referendum and other means of direct democracy
Which of the following do contemporary socialists favor?
A massive public works program for rebuilding American's infrastructure
Neoconservatives _____.
Stress policies that lower taxes on large income
According to William Graham Sumner, what two chief things does government have to deal with?
The property of men and the honor of women
Which of the following is true about John Adams?
He agreed with Burke's association of property rights with landed aristocracy
He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed
He supported Jefferson's notion of the natural goodness of humankind
He called for universal manhood suffrage
He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed
Neoliberals
Favor policies that call for greater government and business cooperation
New Deal contemporary liberalism
Is based on the belief that government should provide basic material gurantees for every individual
What did Edmund Burke believe?
Society grew slowly and with purpose
In the areas of national security and personal morality, liberals ________.
Are likely to oppose military interventions as the main approach to foreign policy
Which of the following classical liberal beliefs did populism and progressivism oppose?
The role of government should be limited
Classical liberals such as Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson believed _______.
That liberty was the absence of government interference with the rights of citizens
Radical ideologies such as democratic socialism and libertarianism ______.
challenge much of the existing social and political order
Libertarians would support the repeal of laws forbidding prostitution, pronagraphy, and gambling
True
According to John Locke's contract theory of the state, which of the following is true?
The state gains its legitimacy from the consent of the governed
With what is political ideology concerned?
Proper functions of government, issues of liberty and equality, distribution of goods and services
Democratic socialism essentially supports the democratic process and the ideas of capitalism
False
Contemporary conservatism remains essentially an ideology of the wealthy upper class?
False
Edmund Burke believed that inequality among men meant that a ruling class of ability and property must control government
True
Contemporary liberals believe that a strong central government is necessary to reduce economic inequalities and enhance personal morality
False
Early Americian conservatives believed that only men who owned property should be allowed to vote
True
Neoliberals have repudiated the New Deal and Great Society legacies while emphasizing the promotion of wealth
False
Populists and progressive advocated economic reforms that would strengthen the government's role
True
Both liberals and conservatives accept most of the economic reforms of the New Deal
True