Exam 2 - Pretest 4 Flashcards
__________ believes in the democratization of government and economic reforms.
Populism
The first major statement of _______ is considered to be Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790), by Edmund Burke.
Conservatism
Neoconservatives prefer _____ wealth to imagining wealth.
Redistributing
A belief in laissez-faire economics includes the view that government should do which of the following?
Not interfere in the workings of the economy
__________ 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
Which of the following is TRUE of New Deal contemporary liberalism?
It is based on the belief that government should provide basic material guarantees for every individual
The __________ ideology promotes free trade, reform of entitlement programs, a strong but economical defense, and the creation but not redistribution of wealth.
Neoliberalism
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
John Adams advocated which of the following?
He believed that laws and government are needed to promote public virtue and curb private greed
The roots of liberalism can be traced to the great English philosopher _______.
John Locke
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
In 1990, who was the first independent socialist elected to the House of Representatives in more than half a century?
Bernard Sanders
T or F
Progressivism, the early twentieth century political movement, enjoyed its LEAST success under presidents Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.
False
The Great Society of President ________ in the 1960s moved beyond the New Deal.
Johnson
One example of __________ 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
