Classical Liberalism

Question 1

Luddites, what did they do?

Answer 1

19th century English handicraftsmen who destroyed machinery until their demise in 1817

Question 2

Luddites: during which period?

Answer 2

Industrial Rev
Rebelled against manufacturing => displaced their labour

Question 3

Chartists: rules (6)

Answer 3

1. Universal suffrage
2. Equal-sized districts
   - voting by secret ballot
   - end to need for property qualifications from Parliament
   - Pay for MP’s
   - Annual elections

Question 4

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?)
Resources controlled by public businesses

Answer 4

S

Question 5

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?) Cooperation over competition

Answer 5

S

Question 6

What did socialists condemn about classical liberalism?

Answer 6

Lack of quality and humanitarianism

Question 7

Who is the Utopian Socialist?

Answer 7

Robert Owen

Question 8

Utopian Socialist relation to classical liberalism

Answer 8

Wished to modify it (better conditions for workers), not overturn capitalism

Question 9

(Socialism or Utopian Socialism?)
Wanted fundamental changes to society’s structures

Answer 9

Socialism

Question 10

(Socialism or Utopian socialism?)
Private ownership permits exploitation

Answer 10

Socialism

Question 11

(Socialism or classical conservatism?)
State-directed economy is good

Answer 11

S

Question 12

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?)
Society should be classless

Answer 12

S

Question 13

(Socialism or Scientific Socialism/Marxism/Communism?)
History is the story of evolving class warfare

Answer 13

Marxism

Question 14

(Socialism or Scientific Socialism/Marxism/Communism?)
Peaceful revolution

Answer 14

S

Question 15

Who is synonymous with Classical conservatism?

Answer 15

Edward Burke

Question 16

Did Britain embrace classical liberalism during Industrial Rev?

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

What did Robert Owen believe?

Answer 17

Harshness of life under Kaiser-faire capitalism corrupted human nature

Question 18

Who believed that established institutions, run by educated people, were necessary to control the irrational passions of masses?

Answer 18

Edward Burke

Question 19

What did Burke condemn about French Rev?

Answer 19

Extremity of valuing individualism, equality, and freedom (extreme killings from guillotine)

Question 20

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?)
Society should be structured in a hierarchy

Answer 20

CC

Question 21

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?)
Governments should be chosen by limited electorate with special rights.

Answer 21

CC

Question 22

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?)
Leaders should be humanitarian

Answer 22

CC

Question 23

(Socialism or Classical Conservatism?)
Stability of society is the paramount concern

Answer 23

CC