AND... Chapter 2, because I know everyone's been waiting with bated breath.
Multiple choice:
1. Widely shared ideas about who should govern, for what ends, and by what means, are generally called:
a. political culture
b. political conflict
c. political contradictions
d. political conditions
2. Classical liberalism asserts:
a. the worth and dignity of the elites
b. support for the Libertarian party
c. support for the Democratic party
d. the worth and dignity of the individual
3. Classical liberalism as a political idea is closely related to which economic idea?
a. Inflation
b. Capitalism
c. Marxism
d. Monetarism
4. Only ______ competes with liberty as the most honored value in the American political culture.
a. equality
b. justice
c. happiness
d. family values
5. The elimination of artificial barriers to success in life and the opportunity for everyone to strive for success creates:
a. Equality of Result
b. Equality of Opportunity
c. legal equality
d. political equality
6. The equal sharing of income and material goods regardless of one's efforts in life creates:
a. Legal Equality
b. Political Equality
c. Equality of Result
d. Equality of Opportunity
7. While Americans value absolute political equality, they tolerate vast disparities in:
a. the private economic sphere
b. access to education
c. voting rights
d. legal equality
8. In recent years, income inequality in the United States has:
a. stayed about the same
b. decreased
c. increased
9. Fairly steep inequalities in wealth may be tolerated if people have an expectation of:
a. the opportunity for social mobility
b. restricted social mobility
c. the ability to participate in the political process
d. individual freedom
10. The book The Bell Curve was controversial because:
a. the authors asserted that success is determined by intelligence and that intelligence is mostly genetic
b. the authors asserted that there are no high school dropouts among the very bright
c. the authors asserted that success is determined by training
d. the authors asserted that success is determined by intelligence
True/False:
1. Inequality of wealth in the United States is greater than inequality of income.
2. Class consciousness is the awareness of class position and the feeling of politcal solidarity with others within the same class.
3. Conflict between social classes over wealth and power is widespread and intense in America.
4. Most Americans describe themselves as "middle-class."
5. Historically Hispanics have constituted the nation's largest minority group.
6. Each state determines it's [sic] own immigration policy.
7. The Simpson-Mazzoli Act of 1986 sought to reform immigration policy.
8. Applicants for citizenship must be over age eighteen, be able to read, write, and speak English, possess good moral character, and understand and demonstrate an attachment to the history, principles, and form of government of the United States.
9. A political ideology tells us who will get what, when, and how.
10. Conservatism is less optimistic about human nature.
Essays (pick one):
Discuss the "end of history." What does this phrase mean? How is it relevant to the twentieth and twenty-first centuries?
Explain the origins and importance of classical liberalism. Distinguish classical liberalism from modern liberalism. Explain how classical liberalism led to capitalism.
How has income inequality changed recently? Why has this happened? Discuss the associations between social mobility, political conflict, and income inequality.
Answers in comments sections. Essay forthcoming.