unit 1 Flashcards
(14 cards)
Right, wish to return to society of the pre-civil war period, believe the Christian white male should be supreme, limit federal government’s power, promote the use of violation
Reactionaries
encourage change: liberals believe that the government should be actively involved in the promotion of the social welfare of a nation’s citizens. lIberals usually call for peaceful, gradual change within the existing political system, increase government involvement in the economy, decrease government involvement in society, anti-death death penalty, anti-gun ownership, promote powerful federal government, support minority rights
Liberals
People who hold conservative ideals favor keeping things the way they are, conservatives are usually hesitant or cautious about adopting new policies, especially if they involve government activism, preserve the status gov, decrease government involvement in the economy, increase government involvement in society, lock up and execute more criminals, want more power in the states, limit the role of the federal government
Conservatives
Left, radicals call for wide-sweeping rapid change in the basic structure of the political, social, or economic system, desire no government involvement in society, desire heavy government involvement in the economy, maybe violet, believe everything on earth is equal
Radicals
Moderates may share viewpoints with both liberals and conservatives, vote according to the issue, sometimes split-ticket voters, fence post sitters, most of Americans, u.s presidents aim their ideologies for the middle
Moderate
Order of the spectrum
Radical - Liberal - Moderate - Conservative - Reactionaries
fundamental natural rights are “life, liberty, and property.” He believed in the preservation of mankind;
believed in democracy
Locke
believed in liberty, equality and justice
Hobbes
argued that the general will of the people could not be decided by elected representatives.
Rousseau
believed in the separation of powers
Montesquieu
His theories formed the US as a free nation and formed the foundation for the documents like the Declaration of Independence.
Locke
helped to create the conditions for the American revolution, which resulted in the constitution.
Hobbes
He believed in the social contract, which can be seen in the declaration of Independence for the US.
Rousseau
He came up with the idea of the 3 major branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial
Montesquieu
