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AP Liberal Vs Conservative
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Answer 20 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Older people - upper class - majorities - employers - white collar - republicans
Who conservative are (demographics)
Conservative
What conservatives did
Liberalism
2. Favors govt. involvement in both areas
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
Old conservative
Conservatism
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
3. Conservatives maintained that Nixon was no more corrupt than earlier presidents - Liberals said Richard Nixon and Watergate a threat to liberty
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
Conservatism
Liberal
What conservatives support
4. 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
What conservatives support
Libertarianism
Liberal
What liberals did
5. Favors limited government in social issues; since FDR's New Deal - it means 'big gov.'
What conservatives support
Conservative
Liberal
Liberal (Left)
6. 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problems - Wanted to restore law and order in cities - Wanted No special treatment for minorities to achieve equality - Repealed much of Great Soc
Who conservative are (demographics)
What conservatives did
What liberals support
Who liberals are (demographics)
7. Someone who believed in freedom/limited gov. power
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Old liberal
Liberal
Liberalism
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
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Conservative
What conservatives support
Liberal
9. Preference for traditional way of doing things
Libertarianism
What liberals did
Old conservative
libertarian
10. Believes in less gov in social conduct and less business activity.
libertarian
Liberal
Conservative
Liberalism
11. 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
Who conservative are (demographics)
Conservative (Right)
Libertarianism
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
12. Re-distribution of wealth - equality of outcome (quotas) - acceptance of lifestyle choices - protecting the accused - pro-choice - internationalism - social rights
What liberals support
Conservatism
Who conservative are (demographics)
Liberal
13. 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
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
What conservatives did
Old conservative
Libertarianism
14. Conservative about police - military (e.g. many in middle America and in the south)
Liberal democrats
Conservatism
Old liberal
Old conservative
15. Ideology of social justice via gov't--gov't will provide for you (homeownership - cell phones - cars; universal health care; medicaid; education; medicare
Old liberal
Old conservative
Liberal (Left)
Liberalism
16. Lower and middle class - young people - minorities - employees - union members - blue collar - city dwellers - northeast and west coast
What conservatives did
Who liberals are (demographics)
What liberals did
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
17. Ideology of less gov't intervention; natural rights (traditional values-pro life; choice (life - liberty - property)
libertarian
Old liberal
Conservatism
What liberals did
18. Believes in Personal freedom - self responsibility - smaller government
Libertarianism
libertarian
Liberal democrats
Conservative (Right)
19. Is all for community responsibility - active government
Conservatism
Liberal (Left)
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Old conservative
20. Favors limited government in economics - more involvement with social issues
Conservatism
Conservative
What conservatives support
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon