Chapter 4
classical libertariansim
To what can the intellectual roots of libertarianism be treated?
A limit, on individual wealth and property, equality of results, extensive government regulation of the economy
Democratic socialists believe in
The oppose the use of popular referendum and other means of direct democracy
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
A massive public works program for rebuilding American's infrastructure
Which of the following do contemporary socialists favor?
Stress policies that lower taxes on large income
Neoconservatives _____.
The property of men and the honor of women
According to William Graham Sumner, what two chief things does government have to deal with?
He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed
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
Favor policies that call for greater government and business cooperation
Neoliberals
Is based on the belief that government should provide basic material gurantees for every individual
New Deal contemporary liberalism
Society grew slowly and with purpose
What did Edmund Burke believe?
Are likely to oppose military interventions as the main approach to foreign policy
In the areas of national security and personal morality, liberals ________.
The role of government should be limited
Which of the following classical liberal beliefs did populism and progressivism oppose?
That liberty was the absence of government interference with the rights of citizens
Classical liberals such as Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson believed _______.
challenge much of the existing social and political order
Radical ideologies such as democratic socialism and libertarianism ______.
True
Libertarians would support the repeal of laws forbidding prostitution, pronagraphy, and gambling
The state gains its legitimacy from the consent of the governed
According to John Locke's contract theory of the state, which of the following is true?
Proper functions of government, issues of liberty and equality, distribution of goods and services
With what is political ideology concerned?
False
Democratic socialism essentially supports the democratic process and the ideas of capitalism
False
Contemporary conservatism remains essentially an ideology of the wealthy upper class?
True
Edmund Burke believed that inequality among men meant that a ruling class of ability and property must control government
False
Contemporary liberals believe that a strong central government is necessary to reduce economic inequalities and enhance personal morality
True
Early Americian conservatives believed that only men who owned property should be allowed to vote
False
Neoliberals have repudiated the New Deal and Great Society legacies while emphasizing the promotion of wealth
True
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