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| With whom did Aristotle study? |
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| If a state has three equal rulers who view the "end" of the state as a means to oppress the individual citizen, it is called? |
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| According to Aristotle, what differentiates man from animals? |
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| According to Aristotle, inferiors revolt in order that they may be ___________, and equals revolt in order that they may be ____________. |
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| The fact that men generally were governed by kings in ancient times leads us to believe what? |
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| The gods are also governed by a king because we make the gods in our image. |
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| According to Aristotle, why is man meant for political association? |
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| Man has the ability to communicate and reason. |
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| According to Aristotle, in what ways does a good man differ from a good citizen? |
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| They do not differ because good citizens depend on good men. |
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| In The Politics, Aristotle states: "Should the body be destroyed so shall be the hand." What is the hand? |
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| According to Aristotle, which of the following constitutional transitions occurs as a result of self-centered leadership? |
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| For what reason does the state originate or grow, according to Aristotle? |
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| According to Aristotle, how does a good citizen act? |
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administers the law
participates in public deliberation
holds office
serves on juries |
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| In Aristotle's Politics, he discusses the various associations of man. Which association grouping lists these in order of smallest to largest based on population size? |
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| Household, village, polis |
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| Who is considered a citizen? |
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| One who shares in deliberation, administration, and officeholding. |
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| What is the product of a perverted aristocracy? |
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| According to Aristotle, which of the following could be citizens? |
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| In Aristotle's 'The Politics,' what does he consider to be the first association leading up to a polis? |
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| Why are men meant more for political association than animals? |
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| What are the three forms of assocation, in the correct order? |
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| Why is the state maintained? |
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| According to Aristotle, what is the sequence of association? |
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| According to Aristotle, what is one of the seven occasions that start revolution? |
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| Which of the following is an impetus for revolution, according to Aristotle? |
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| Which of the following words did Aristotle conclude in his forms of goodness? |
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| Why does the polis come before man, according to Aristotle? |
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| The whole comes before the parts |
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| According to Hobbes, what makes a contract void? |
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| After reading Aristotle and Hobbes, which of the following statements is true? |
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| Hobbes and Aristotle disagree on the equality of man. |
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| According to Hobbes, what is it called where there is a mutual exchange of rights? |
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| According to Hobbes, what makes a contract void? |
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| After reading Aristotle and Hobbes, which of the following statements is true? |
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| Hobbes and Aristotle disagree on the equality of man. |
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| According to Hobbes, what is it called where there is a mutual exchange of rights? |
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| How do Hobbes and Aristotle differ in terms of their views of the state? |
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| Hobbes believed in a social contract, while Aristotle did not. |
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| Aristotle questioned, "What is justice?" By contrast, what did Hobbes question? |
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| Which of the following describes the law of nature, according to Hobbes? |
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| Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
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| The leviathan refers to a "big monster of the deep." This phrase appears in the Bible in the Book of _________. |
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| Why are all men equal, according to Hobbes? |
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| Because each person has the potential to kill his or her fellow man. |
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| According to Hobbes, a man carrying a gun to protect himself is evidence of what? |
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| Which quote from Hobbes is stated correctly? |
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| "Continual fear and danger of violent death; and the life of man, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short..." |
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| What are the two types of power, according to Hobbes? |
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| Original and instrumental |
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| What allows all men to be considered equal, according to Hobbes? |
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| The ability to kill or be killed by anyone |
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| According to Hobbes, what is the greatest of human powers? |
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| The compounded powers of everyone |
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| Which is not a characteristic of the life of man, according to Hobbes? |
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| Which of the following is not a principle of quarrel, according to Hobbes? |
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Competition
Diffidence
Glory |
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| Why does Hobbes suggest that the state of nature is a state of war? |
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| What are the three causes of quarrel, according to Hobbes? |
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| Competition, glory, diffidence |
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| Which of the following is not true of a covenant, according to Hobbes? |
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| It does not require someone able to compel both sides. |
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| According to Hobbes, what are the three principle causes of quarrel? |
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| Competition, diffidence, glory |
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| Which of the following is not a law of nature, according to Hobbes? |
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| Marriage contracts shall be consented to by a higher authority. |
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| Which of the following is one of the three principles of quarrel, according to Hobbes? |
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| Which of the following rights cannot be transferred, according to Hobbes? |
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| The right to protect yourself |
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| Which is one of the ways to be freed from a covenant, according to Hobbes? |
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| What is the state of nature, according to Hobbes? |
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| What is the greatest of all powers, according to Hobbes? |
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| Compounded powers of everyone |
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| Does Hobbes suggest that self-accusation while being tortured is justifiable as a fulfilled covenant? |
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| No, it is not justifiable because self-accusation is without assurance of pardon. |
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| Which of the following is not a law of nature, as defined by Hobbes? |
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| No one should declare hatred or contempt of another, except in the case of breaking a contract. |
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| What does written law known by the people bind together, according to Locke? |
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| It binds the extreme power of the commonwealth. |
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| Locke contributed to what revolution? |
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| What is present in the state of nature, according to Locke? |
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| How can an owner of land (who has been given tacit consent to the govenment) be free to leave and join a new commonwealth, according to Locke? |
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| They sell, donate, or otherwise get rid of their land. |
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| What forms a body politic, according to Locke? |
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| What is the duty of the legislative body, according to Locke? |
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| Make laws in the interest of the common good |
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| Who inspired/informed the American Revolution? |
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| Who is responsible for making laws, according to Locke? |
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| What is the natural state of man, according to Locke? |
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State of freedom
State of equality |
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| According to Locke, what constitutes political power? |
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| The right of making laws and the ability to enforce the law with punishments |
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| Locke wrote political philosophy during which historical period? |
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| What is a characteristic of a person's will, according to Locke? |
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| According to Locke, which of the following legislative actions does not warrant a new legislature? |
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| When excessive taxes are levied |
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| Locke provides a number of alternative courses of action when one disagrees with the majority. An individual: |
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| Cannot disagree because the group agreed to act as a whole |
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| Locke suggests reasons why a man would harm another man. They include: |
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| Which of these ideals is Hobbesian instead of Lockean? |
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| Natural state of man is a state of war |
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| Locke defined political power as which of the following: |
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| The right to make and enforce laws under penalty of death |
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| The American Revolution occurred due to the laws and taxes being imposed on the colonists while they did not have representation in Parliament. This constitutes which of Locke's reasons for dissolution of a social contract? |
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| What are the differences between Locke's and Hobbes' ideas of functional government? |
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| Hobbes focused on absolute monarchy, while Locke focused on protection of property. |
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| Locke believes all men are born with: |
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| A lack of the ability to enforce the law of nature |
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| In a state of nature, who is responsible for executing the laws, according to Locke? |
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| According to Locke, what are the two reasons why one man may harm another? |
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| In nature, according to Locke, who is responsible for executing the law? |
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| What binds the commonwealth, according to Locke? |
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Written law
Indifferent and honorable judges |
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| What is one of the reasons why man can cause harm in a state of nature, according to Locke? |
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| Which of these are reasons why one man may harm another, according to Locke? |
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| Why would someone give up his/her natural freedom, according to Locke? |
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| Mutual preservation of lives and property |
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| According to Locke, what power does man maintain when he enters society? |
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| The power to protect himself |
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| Locke defines political power as: |
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| The right of making law and the ability to enforce the law under penalty of death |
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| According to Rousseau, what were men seeking instead of happiness? |
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| How does Rousseau's conception of the nature of man differ from that of thinkers before him? |
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| He believes man is more basic, like animals. |
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| Which of the following would Rousseau find to be a false statement? |
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| Humans are compassionate, as long as the sufferer is not evil. |
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| According to Rousseau, what is the natural state of man? |
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| Noble savage; The person who can fend for themselves. |
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| Which of the arts (below) does Rousseau say produce great revolution? |
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| What was Rousseau's criticism of Hobbes' and Locke's perspectives on the state of nature? |
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| Hobbes and Locke imposed societal ideas/conventions on a natural state. |
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| Rousseau would disagree with the following statement: |
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| Killing in the name of country is justified. |
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| According to Rousseau, how is moral man different from animals? |
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| According to Rousseau, which is not a result of man living in close proximity? |
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| Led to heightened respect and peaceful living conditions |
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| According to Rousseau, how does man act in a state of nature? |
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| Man is neither good nor bad, but solitary like an animal. |
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| What is signified by 'miserable'? |
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| According to Rousseau, what are the two kinds of equality? |
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| What are the two types of inequality? |
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| Why did Rousseau think that metal-making and agriculture ruined humanity? |
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| It brought about a sense of property. |
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| According to Rousseau, what are the two types of inequality? |
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| What is the definition of "yoke," according to Rousseau? |
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| Something that binds people together |
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| What is justice, according to Rousseau? |
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| According to Rousseau, which of the following is an art that produced great revolution? |
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| What are the arts that produced great revolution, according to Rousseau? |
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| Metal-making and agriculture |
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| What art(s) produced great revolution, according to Rousseau? |
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| Rousseau argued that freedom would lead people to: |
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| Deprivation of human senses/insticts |
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| The Enlightenment was the birth of what? |
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| Rousseau stated that the savage and the civilised man differ so much in the bottom of their hearts and in their inclinations, that what constitutes the supreme happiness of one would: |
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| Reduce the other to despair |
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| What was the first expansion(s) of the human heart, according to Rousseau? |
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| According to Rousseau, what are the two kinds of inequality? |
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| How could equality be sustained in a civilized society, according to Rousseau? |
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| What are the two kinds of inequality, according to Rousseau? |
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Natural and conventional
Physical and political |
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| According to Confucius, what would the careful man be without the rules of propriety to guide him? |
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| Socially acceptable behavior |
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| Out of all of the philosophers whose works we have read, which two agreed on Justice as one of their "forms of goodness"? |
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| 1. In the Great Learning Confucius put much emphasis on the importance of one’s resting place. Profound was King Wan because he revered his resting place. As a sovereign he rested in ________________, as a minister he rested in_________________, as a father he rested in _____________, and in communication with his subjects he rested in ____________. |
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| Benevolence, reverence, kindness, good faith |
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| What is the one word that may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life? |
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| Which of these values would not have fit with the teachings of Confucius? |
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| According to Confucius, which of the following best describes boldness without propriety? |
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| Who said, "The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease."? |
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| What is not a characteristic of a complete man, according to Confucius? |
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| Confucius was free from all of the following, except: |
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| According to Confucius, the superior man is easy to _______, but difficult to_______ . |
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| What concept does Confucius use to identify the totality of socially acceptable behaviors and lifestyles, whether they be moral or non-moral? |
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| Which of the following does Confucius say individuals need to daily examine themselves? |
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| Government of the state depends on the regulation of _________, according to Confucius. |
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| Within the idea of Confucius's "Superior man," all of the following attributes are considered to be virtuous, except: |
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| What were the first principles of Confucius? |
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| Faithfulness and sincerity |
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| Which of these was not one of Confucius's five key virtues? |
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Definition
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| What is "the matter" free from, according to the Analects? |
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Obstinance
Egoism
Forgone conclusions
Arbitrary predeterminations |
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| What virtue does Confucius not mention? |
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| To be 'superior man,' one must be sincere. To be a great citizen, one must provide justice. To be a paragon of both, one must __________. |
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| Which of the following is not a characteristic of the 'superior man,' according to Confucius? |
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| Why do free societies identify with Christianity, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
| Christianity supports equality. |
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| Why is religious dogma desirable? |
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Definition
Distracts us from materialistic wants
Provides us with a common goal
Eliminates doubt |
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| What is the least discussed, but most needed value for Americans, according to Tocqueville? |
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| In what ways does Christianity contribute to democracy, according to Tocqueville? |
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Idea of Unity
Idea of Equality |
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Term
| What is the source of truth in the minds of Americans, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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| What did Tocqueville say is the chief driving force behind virtuous behavior? |
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| Of the social contract theorists studied thus far, who discussed that while we strive for equality, we often try to put our own self interests above others? |
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| According to Tocqueville, the main role of religion in democracy is to: |
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| To restrain excessive individualism |
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| Why did Tocqueville come to America? |
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Definition
| To study the prison system |
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Term
| The art of association, according to Tocqueville, must grow at the same rate as: |
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Definition
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| What is the source of truth in America, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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| Based on Tocqueville's philosophy, American misery is rooted in: |
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Definition
| Self-interest and ownership of goods |
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Term
| Why does America typically have a low voter turnout? |
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Definition
| Equality causes a feeling of insignificance |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, what makes Americans restless in prosperity? |
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Definition
| The desire of individuals to acquire more |
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Term
| Which of the following stem from equality, according to Tocqueville? |
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Self interest as a value
Common ideas |
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Term
| American ideology is based on what religion? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the main business of religion, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
| To restrain against natural impulses towards equality |
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Term
| What is the desirability of religious dogma? |
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Provides us with a sense of purpose
Frees us from doubt |
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Term
| What would most likely influence a person to partake in altruistic activities, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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| What is the essence of American democracy for Tocqueville? |
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| According to Tocqueville, what do we as Americans value so much that we are willing to die for it ? |
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| What does Tocqueville find repulsive in America ? |
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| Shortage of guarantees against tyranny |
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| Following Tocqueville's ideas, in a hypothetical situation of a perfect world, which would be true? |
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| The social condition of the Americans was predominantly _____ in the era that Tocqueville sampled. |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the direct and physical effect of estate law, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
| It brings a revolution in property by dividing land. |
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Term
| The key to Tocqueville's theory on community is: |
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Definition
| To instill habits of little acts of virtue in our young |
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| Who does Tocqueville resemble in his view that people are always wanting more and never fully satisfied with what they have? |
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Definition
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| In early America, there was almost perfect equality of ____ and ____? |
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Definition
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| According to Tocqueville, Puritanism is what? |
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Definition
Political theory
Religious doctrine |
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| What was unique about Connecticut's religion-based laws? |
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Definition
| No death penalties were carried out. |
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Term
What is the difference between a civil association and a political association?
A civil association is: _____________
A political association is: _____________ |
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Term
| What prohibits absolute tyranny of the majority in America, according to Tocqueville? |
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| Which of the following is an influence on Americans' desire for universal suffrage? |
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Term
| Which of the following is not an effect of the American laws of inheritance? |
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Definition
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| What happens when equality of partition is established? |
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Definition
| Goods and land fortunes will begin to diminish. |
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Term
| What law made equality take its last step, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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Term
| In primogeniture cultures, where does family spirit reside? |
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Definition
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| In the admirable position of the new world, who is man's enemy, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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| According to Tocqueville, family spirit is often founded on ____________. |
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Definition
| An illusion of individual selfishness |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, dogma leads people to: |
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Definition
accept without thinking
have a common idea
eliminate doubt |
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| Tocqueville reflected in 1835 that Americans had become more sympathetic and gentle, but this did not extend to ____________. |
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Definition
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| What (holdover of the English system) do those American who break the laws face, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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Term
| How did Tocqueville feel about America? |
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Definition
| He felt they were too self-focused. |
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Term
| What do Americans love more than freedom, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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Term
| In countries where legislation establishes equality of partition, what happens to territorial fortunes? |
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Definition
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, who makes the laws in America? |
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Definition
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, what is the result of a materialistic culture? |
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Definition
There is little leisure time.
We want laissez-faire government. |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, why do people hold to equality? |
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Definition
| Because they believe it will last forever |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, what would make a writer unsuccessful in America? |
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Definition
| If he or she didn't stay within the majority's preference. |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, which of the following is false about freedom and equality? |
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Definition
| Perfect equality allows free expression in art and literature. |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, which of the following lead(s) to anarchy? |
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Definition
Arbitrary power
Loss of freedom |
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Term
| What context do moralists and philosophers face in America? |
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Definition
| They can exercise freedom of speech, but only if it speaks in favor of the nation. |
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Term
| Where does power lie when power is arbitrary? |
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Definition
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Term
| Anarchy can be the result of what? |
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Definition
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, what affects the literary voice of the populace? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who censors and filters the media in America, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
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Term
| How has America come close to the completest possible form for equality, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
Women are allowed to vote.
Minorities are allowed to vote.
18-year-olds are allowed to vote. |
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Term
| How does the physical and moral authority of the majority affect the community, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
| Literacy geniuses, moralists, and philosophers are influenced by the majority, and they put in place certain boundaries. |
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Term
| What are the implications of the physical and moral authority of the majority, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
Community has the power to censor ideas.
It forces philosophers to put their community in a positive context.
It bounds literary works to the desire of the community. |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, Americans would prefer to be: |
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Definition
| All equals even if it entails no freedoms |
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, what is the one exception to America's love for equality? |
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Definition
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| Tocqueville suggests that Americans will always value _____ over freedom. |
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Definition
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Term
| According to Tocqueville, democratic nations will be inclined to which of the following? |
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Definition
More sympathy towards other countries
More gentle punishment
Strive for equality |
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Term
| The Gini Index measures ______________ on a scale across countries. |
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Definition
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Term
| Why were slaves treated the worst in the United States, according to Tocqueville? |
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Definition
| Lack of sympathy from elite |
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Term
| When does Tocqueville say "real sympathy" exists? |
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| When all people are equal |
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| According to Tocqueville, why is freedom not the same as equality in America? |
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| Because we value equality over freedom |
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| In democracy, what is an invisible power? |
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| The impact of equality, according to Tocqueville, is _____________. |
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| What do the American people want most, according to Tocqueville? |
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| What kind of power does the majority have in America, according to Tocqueville? |
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| Who possesses both physical and moral authority, according to Tocqueville? |
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| Tocqueville explains that class differences arise in aristocracies, thus creating an increasing lack of ______ towards other classes and the people within them. |
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| According to Tocqueville, how can freedom be lost in America? |
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| The minority becomes desperate and revolts against the majority, causing anarchy |
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| How can freedom be lost in America, according to Tocqueville? |
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| Minorities driven to desperation thus causing them to revolt, leading to anarchy |
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| What are the two revolutions suggested by Riesman in The Lonely Crowd? |
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| high population growth and incipient population decline |
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| What is the Democratic Peace Theory? |
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| Democratic states do not fight one another as they share common values. |
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| According to Reisman, in what does America not hold value? |
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| Which of these was not a government intervention that brought about American economic prosperity, according to Riesman? |
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| What is the difference between negative rights and positive rights, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| Negative rights limit government infringement on civil liberities, and positive rights allow government to step in to ensure equality. |
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| What defines American Messianism? |
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Our "moral duty" to make the rest of the world look like us
An American ideal that we are a chosen nation by God, placed here to "save the rest of the world." |
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| What does The Good Society suggest should be the US's guiding principles in spreading democracy within international relations? |
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| Freedom, Human Dignity, Justice |
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| According to Bellah et al., the problem of a multi-cultural world is: |
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| Disparities between rich and poor nations |
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| To what will the moral and rational individualism lead, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| What is Lockean in America, according to The Good Society? |
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| According to Bellah et. al, on what should elections be centered? |
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| According to Bellah et al., what are the two origins of individualism? |
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| morality and utilitarianism |
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| Why can't civic organizations contribute to public ethos, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| According to Bellah et al., what is the present impass? |
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| A most Lockean political culture with a most un-Lockean economy and government |
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| What is the only reason, in Bellah et al.'s thoughts, for America to become involved in foreign affairs? |
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| To promote universal values |
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| What is the attitude of the American polity today, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| Weak at home; strong abroad |
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| Which of the following is a sign of political instability, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| Candidates focused on private interests |
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| According to The Good Society, what happens when patriotism is overlayed on faith? |
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| Acts are done for victory, rather than service |
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| What changed the American mindset of citizenship being based upon privileges to citizenship being based upon rights? |
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Loans
Subsidies
Collective bargaining |
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| Due to the confidence in democratic affluence post WWII, of what did the home become a symbol? |
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| What is American Messianism? |
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| Americans are God's chosen people. |
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| According to Bellah, et al., how are civil liberties "negative rights"? |
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| They serve as protection from government. |
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| Which one of these did not contribute to the rise of the "American Century," according to Bellah et al.? |
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| What is the global predicament, according to Bellah et al.? |
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We need to eliminate egoism.
We need to change our approach.
We need to be more understanding.
We need to change our definition of justice. |
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| To whom do we turn to answer moral dilemmas, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| According to Bellah et al., what do Americans value? |
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| What are the two types of individualism that we value? |
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| To what does Bellah et al. say the United States' present impasse is due? |
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| A Lockean culture and anti-Lockean government |
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| Which of the following are leading causes of change, according to Bellah et al.? |
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Cars
Interstates
Shopping malls
Suburbs |
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| Riesman states that change in society is due to shifts in conformity and revolution, so inevitably we would become: |
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| A society in which we will look into ouselves and act with virtue and moral fortitude, and through this, society will be improved due to everybody's self-improvement. |
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| In The Lonely Crowd, Riesman describes tradition-directed societies as: |
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| Learning through adaptation |
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| In the Good Society, the authors describe modern societal values as formed by what physical and social changes in America? |
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| Inventions such as the mall, highways, suburbs, malls, and cars |
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| In The Lonely Crowd, what type of economy is similar to tradition-directed society? |
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| In the 'other-directed' society, what motivates action? |
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| What causes citizens to live in an other-directed society? |
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| Which of the following are characteristic of the inner-directed society? |
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Social mobility
Goals implanted in early life by parents
Minimal individuality is encouraged.
Goals are generalized and abstractly defined |
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| Which is true of parenting in other-directed culture? |
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| It develops the nuances of a child's personality. |
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| Which of the following was not named one of the four major influences on modern American culture, in The Good Society? |
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| Which of the following would Bellah et al. deem a true statement? |
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| There has been a shift from civic to claimant politics. |
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| What is Riesman's thesis for Chapter 1 Character and Society |
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| Each of the three distinct phases on the population curve appears to be occupied by a society that enforces conformity and molds social character in a defineably different way. |
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| Which of the following are considered human agents to character formation by Riesman? |
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| The parents, the teachers, and the members of the peer group, the storytellers |
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| Bellah et al. suggest that for the American polity today, everything is in the terms of _______. |
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| What are the two types of individualism? |
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| According to Bellah, et al., what does the family need most? |
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| Many working mothers go home and take care of the children and other household responsibilities. Bellah et al. describe this as ______________. |
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| What do people do when they have moral questions, according to Bellah et al.? |
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| They search for an answer from a higher authority. |
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| What is American Messianism? |
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| We are God's chosen people. |
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| Which of the following reforms to the political system must be made, according to the authors of The Good Society? |
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Campaign Finance Reform
Equal Attention for All Candidates
Partisan Voting Model |
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| Different societies take action for various reasons. What are the reasons for inner, traditional, and other directed, respectively? |
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| Which of these motivating factors has NOT been a reason for our actions as Americans over the years? |
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| In the Lonely Crowd, what is the correct sequence of social character through which societies move? |
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| tradition-directedness, inner-directedness, other-directedness |
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| According to Bellah et al., what is the greatest challenge facing American in the coming future? |
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| participating in international organizations |
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