Pac Final Exam 124 Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified 2024/2025 Economic Conservatives- wants gov in control but not with money - Correct Answer Believe that the government tries to do too many things that should be left to the private sector e.g. leave minimum wage to the free market Social Conservatives- wants gov. control for social issues (abortion, etc) - Correct Answer Government power should be used to uphold traditional values e.g. government should regulate abortion Economic Liberals- gov should care about the peoples money - Correct Answer Government should do more to assist people who can't meet their own economic needs e.g. guaranteeing a fair minimum wage Social Liberals- peoples choice, not gov when it comes to social issues (abortion, etc) - Correct Answer The government should play no, or little role, in defining values and should allow for new and unconventional ideas to emerge without discrimination e.g.the government should not regulate abortion Woodrow Wilson- The New Freedom: wants the gov to expand and help people more, needs to adapt to change - Correct Answer ideological progressive, must adapt to the new organization of society
- more expansive government and regulation of markets in the private sector
- State increasingly seen as an agent for improving human welfare
- the government must be organic, be able to change to meet the times and the
- the "checks" on the branches disallowed a better participation of the executive,
needs of the people
the nation expects more from the president Franklin D Roosevelt- State of the Union Message to Congress: New Deal, Nothing to fear, gov gives more Rights to jobs, food, etc., basically setting foundation for a new America - Correct Answer Roosevelt called for a "New Deal" for Americans, programs to bring positive end 1 / 3
- Championed New Deal: Relief, Recovery, and Reform
- more intrusive government to deal with big corporations/bankers
- "nothing to fear but fear itself"
- original political rights inadequate to pursue equality in the pursuit of happiness
- individual freedom can't exist without economic security and independence
- proposes economic bill of rights: rights to jobs, food, decent living, healthcare,
- talks about all the injustices that government does with its programs
- "the more the plans fail, the more the planners plan"
- "no government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size."
- need of a free and competitive market where people are free to follow their dreams
- reduce the increase in cost and size of government and its interference with
- God-given, inalienable, constitutionally guaranteed right of Americans to live
- State robs people at bayonet point and called it "taxation"
- the state is the primary aggressor against the people and their property
- "we are not the government and the government is not us"
- certain struggles, including capitalism were sinful because they create poverty
- Jesus felt the sadness of life, Jesus took sides with the lower class, the social 2 / 3
income, education, etc.Ronald Reagan- A Time for Choosing: Gov has had injustices, needs to reduce in size but still give people freedom - Correct Answer - strive toward the individual freedom consistent with an orderly society
people's lives Murray N Rothbard- For A New Liberty- hates gov, wants nothing to do with it - Correct Answer strong libertarian view of government, liberty is key
their life as they see fit
Walter Rauschenbusch- The Social Principles of Jesus- capitalism is sinful, social topics in the Bible - Correct Answer - sin was not just a personal rebellion but also a social aspect of rebellion
and inequality
wrong was on the powerful social classes
- the strong must stand with the week and defend their cause
- surplus wealth is put to best use when it is administered carefully by wealthy
- three ways of disposing surplus wealth: left to the family, left to be used for
Andrew Carnegie- The Gospel of Wealth- How to deal with Extra money. needs to be handled by rich, left to family, public, and for life. - Correct Answer the "kingpin" of the steel industry, rose to significant wealth as a steel tycoon
public purposes, or distribute it during their lifetime (best option) Wells- The Courage to be a Protestant: Modern world and individualism is bad - Correct Answer -critique of the modernized world and individualism -postmodernism is characterized by skepticism, subjectivism, and suspicion of reason -modernized world is inhospitable to the human spirit -new emphasis on feelings over rationalism, habits of consumption, etc.-reveals worst aspects of individualism
-the center is lost: no purpose to life, no absolute truth, God dies we die
Henry- The Uneasy Conscience 45 Years Later- years later Henry criticizes the Bible and how politics are more involved more than ever - Correct Answer Bible is authoritative, test everything on scripture
- criticizes the nature of society and the degradation of Christianity
- recovery of values through family and church
- evangelicals are more involved politically and socially now
- still not relevant because they focus on politics more than god
Dred Scott vs. Sanford - Correct Answer Facts: Dred Scott was a slave in Missouri, brought to Illinois, slavery in Illinois was forbidden by the Missouri Compromise, filed suit for freedom
Question: Was Dred Scott free or slave?
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