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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. Believes in less gov in social conduct and less business activity.
Old liberal
What liberals did
libertarian
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
2. Believes in Personal freedom - self responsibility - smaller government
Conservative (Right)
Conservative
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
What liberals support
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
Conservative (Right)
Liberal democrats
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
4. Favors limited government in economics - more involvement with social issues
Conservative
Conservative (Right)
Liberal (Left)
Who liberals are (demographics)
5. Older people - upper class - majorities - employers - white collar - republicans
Liberal (Left)
Who conservative are (demographics)
Conservative
Old liberal
6. Favors limited government in social issues; since FDR's New Deal - it means 'big gov.'
libertarian
Conservative
Liberal
What liberals support
7. 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
Libertarianism
Who conservative are (demographics)
What liberals did
Liberal
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
Conservative
What conservatives support
Liberal
Liberalism
9. Is all for community responsibility - active government
Conservative
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
Who liberals are (demographics)
Liberal (Left)
10. Ideology of less gov't intervention; natural rights (traditional values-pro life; choice (life - liberty - property)
Old conservative
Who conservative are (demographics)
Conservatism
Liberal vs Conservative on Nixon
11. Re-distribution of wealth - equality of outcome (quotas) - acceptance of lifestyle choices - protecting the accused - pro-choice - internationalism - social rights
Old conservative
What liberals did
What liberals support
Libertarianism
12. Favors govt. involvement in both areas
Liberal
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
libertarian
Liberal democrats
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
Libertarianism
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Liberal democrats
What liberals did
14. 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 Nixon
What conservatives did
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
Conservative
15. Someone who believed in freedom/limited gov. power
libertarian
Conservative
Liberal (Left)
Old liberal
16. Preference for traditional way of doing things
Old conservative
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Who conservative are (demographics)
Libertarianism
17. Conservative about police - military (e.g. many in middle America and in the south)
What liberals support
Who conservative are (demographics)
Liberal democrats
Liberalism
18. 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
What conservatives support
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
Conservative
19. Ideology of social justice via gov't--gov't will provide for you (homeownership - cell phones - cars; universal health care; medicaid; education; medicare
What liberals did
Liberal vs Conservative on Vietnam
Liberalism
Populist/Statist/ Authoritarian
20. Lower and middle class - young people - minorities - employees - union members - blue collar - city dwellers - northeast and west coast
What liberals support
Liberal
Liberal democrats
Who liberals are (demographics)