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- Wanted to restore law and order in cities - Wanted No special treatment for minorities to achieve equality - Repealed much of Great Soc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