Liberalism

What is the main difference between conservatives and liberals?

• The view of history

• The view of human nature

• The view of governments role in society

• None of the above

What conventional term describes today’s neoclassical liberals?

• Neoliberals

• Moderates

• Conservatives

• None of the above

Who are welfare liberals?

• People who believe government should be active in promoting the well-faring of the people

• People on public assistance

• People who support democratic socialism

• None of the above

Which answer is one of the three components of an ideology?

• A view of human nature

• A worldview that explains history

• A view of the role of government in society

• All the above

Which one advocates an activist government?

• Welfare liberalism

• Classical liberalism

• Neoclassical liberals

• All the above

According to the Classical Liberal philosophers, what brought man out of the state of nature?

• Cultivation and farming

• Religion

• The social contract and the establishment of government

• All the above

Where is sovereignty vested in the United States?

• The U.S. Congress

• The National Government

• The American flag

• The people

Which ideological leaning prefers to place social order over civil rights?

• The Right

• The Left

• A and B

• None of the above

Which ideological leaning prefers to place civil rights over social order?

• The Rights

• The Left

• A and B

• None of the above

Where did the “Left” and the “Right” terms originate?

• The British Parliament

• The French Estates General

• The American Constitutional Convention

• All the above