Conservatism Quiz Flashcards
What is the missing word?
- The willingness to adapt to circumstances is known as…
Pragmatism
What is the missing word?
- Edmund Burke called on Conservatives to be prepared to…
Change in order to conserve
What is the missing word?
- This view implies a rejection of…
Ideology
What is the missing words?
- This view was summed up by Lord Hailsham’s phrase “the wise Conservative …
Travel light”
What is the missing word?
- Where liberals have stressed rights, Conservatives have also highlighted the importance of…
Duties (or obligations)
What is the missing word?
Conservatives believe that human beings are psychologically limited. This is described as a philosophy of
Human imperfection
The belief that society evolves naturally overtime and that all elements within it played a crucial part is known as …
organicism
Conservatives before from liberals in the support for a …
Natural hierarchy
Conservatives believe that humans are limited and security seeking leads Conservatives to support the need for…
Authority
Joseph De Maistre is regarded as an example of …
Authoritarian conservatism
Disraeli’s fear of an unequal Britain lead to what is now known as…
One nation conservatives
The belief that privilege brings responsibilities and the rich have a duty to the poor is part of…
Paternalistic conservatism
In contrast to organic conservatism the new right’s View of society can be described as
Atomistic
To the architects of the new right were …
Friedrich Hayek and Milton Friedman
According to the new right, the expansion of the postwar state has led to a lack of personal initiative and responsibility. They described this as…
Welfare dependency
