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AP Liberal Vs Conservative
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Answer 20 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Cut taxes - Defended traditional family values - Upheld sexual/gender roles - Said States handle racial problems - Wanted to restore law and order in cities - Wanted No special treatment for minorities to achieve equality - Repealed much of Great Soc
What liberals did
Conservative
What conservatives did
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
2. Someone who believed in freedom/limited gov. power
Libertarianism
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
Old liberal
Conservative
3. Preference for traditional way of doing things
Conservative
Old conservative
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Liberalism
4. Favors limited government in social issues; since FDR's New Deal - it means 'big gov.'
Who conservative are (demographics)
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Liberal
What liberals did
5. Conservative about police - military (e.g. many in middle America and in the south)
What conservatives did
Liberal democrats
Who liberals are (demographics)
What conservatives support
6. Conservatives wanted total military victory in Vietnam - They wanted 'Peace with honor' in Vietnam - Liberals wanted US to withdraw from Vietnam - and wanted Vietnam to be a limited war
Liberal democrats
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
Old conservative
Liberal
7. Ideology of less gov't intervention; natural rights (traditional values-pro life; choice (life - liberty - property)
libertarian
Conservatism
Liberal
What conservatives support
8. Acceptance of economic inequality - laissez-faire - equality of opportunity (must take advantage of opportunity) - religious morality should guide behavior - strict law and order - unilateralism (us is strongest) - right to bear arms
What conservatives support
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Old liberal
Libertarianism
9. Lower and middle class - young people - minorities - employees - union members - blue collar - city dwellers - northeast and west coast
Who liberals are (demographics)
What conservatives did
Liberal democrats
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
10. Re-distribution of wealth - equality of outcome (quotas) - acceptance of lifestyle choices - protecting the accused - pro-choice - internationalism - social rights
What liberals support
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
libertarian
Libertarianism
11. Expanded role of government in society - Promoted Equal Rights Amendment for women - Said Racial justice was national priority - Protected the environment - Supported abortion rights (Roe v Wade) - Insisted on human rights in foreign policy - Wanted
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Libertarianism
What liberals did
Conservative
12. Ideology of public ownership of means of production and exchange; btw capitalism and communism; nationalize industries - institute public jobs; tax wealthy - cut defense spendingindividual liberty-sharply limited gov't; overtones of anarchism; oppose
Old liberal
Libertarianism
What liberals did
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
13. Older people - upper class - majorities - employers - white collar - republicans
Liberal (Left)
Old conservative
Conservatism
Who conservative are (demographics)
14. Ideology of social justice via gov't--gov't will provide for you (homeownership - cell phones - cars; universal health care; medicaid; education; medicare
Conservatism
Liberalism
Who liberals are (demographics)
Liberal democrats
15. Conservatives maintained that Nixon was no more corrupt than earlier presidents - Liberals said Richard Nixon and Watergate a threat to liberty
Liberalism
Conservative
Liberal (Left)
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
16. Is all for community responsibility - active government
libertarian
Conservative (Right)
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
Liberal (Left)
17. Favors limited government in economics - more involvement with social issues
What liberals support
Conservative
Old conservative
Who liberals are (demographics)
18. Believes in Personal freedom - self responsibility - smaller government
libertarian
Conservative (Right)
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
Old conservative
19. Believes in less gov in social conduct and less business activity.
libertarian
Conservative (Right)
Liberal
Conservative
20. Favors govt. involvement in both areas
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
What conservatives did
Libertarianism
Liberal (Left)