The Roots of Modern Political Science Unit 2 Flashcards
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What is Liberalism?
A political and social ideology that advocates government activism, civil liberties and social reform.
What is conservatism?
Advocates limited government intervention and the preservation or restoration of traditions.
What is Libertarianism?
Belief in total personal freedoms without the constraints of imposed rules.
What is Anarchism?
Belief that all forms of enforced control and authority are unnecessary and undesirable.
What is Authoritarianism?
Belief in the individuals duty to follow established rules - can land on both sides of spectrum right or left.
What is Totalitarianism?
A form of government in which the state assumes total control of all aspects of society and individual life.
What is Communism?
Economic equality in society by seizing power from the bourgeoisie and giving it to the proletariat; emphasis on control of the economy and the individual.
What is Socialism?
The means of production and distribution of goods are owned colectively and political power is excersised the whole community.
What is Capitalism?
Economic theory that supports free trade, private property, individual profit making, private ownership of capital, and minimum government intervention in the economic system.
What is Fascism?
Political ideology of the extreme right that blends authoritarianism, paternalism, and capitalism; it supports the hierical view of society, and builds its appeal on nationalism, opposition to communism, and the use of force.
What is Social democracy?
A political movement that seeks to lesson the gap between the wealthy and the poor within a democracy through: minimum wage, universal healthcare, old age pensions, unemployment insurance, parenting benefits, and housing subsidies.
What is Egalitarianism?
The belief in or promotion of equal political, economic, social & civil rights for all people.
What philosophy did Edmund Burke propose?
Modern conservatism.
What philosophy did Jeremy Bentham propose?
Utilitarianism.
What philosophy did Laozi propose?
Taoism.
What philosophy did Pierre-Joseph Proudhon propose?
Anarchism, first to identify and use the term anarchist.
What philosophy did Peter Kroptin propose?
Anarchism, he set theoretical framework for how a future society could implement and folow anarchism.
What philosophy did Ayn Rand propose?
Individualism, prioritize the rights of an individual over those of a colective.
What philosophy did Karl Marx propose?
Founding father of communism and believed in marxism.
What philosophy did Thomas More propose?
Socialism, socialism goes as far back as 16th century England.
What philosophy did Adam Smith propose?
Proposed an open and free market and power of competition with his belief of capitalism.
What philosophy did Adolf Hitler propose?
Nazism or Facism.
What philosophy did Vladimir Lenin propose?
Marxism-Leninism.
What philosophy did Francisco Franco follow?
Facism.