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- Wanted to restore law and order in cities - Wanted No special treatment for minorities to achieve equality - Repealed much of Great Soc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