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43 Cards in this Set
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Who can define values?
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ANYBODY and EVERYBODY
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Who decides what a virtue or a vice is?
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NOBODY
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_____ defines the virtues and vices
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society
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_____ individuals define their values
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individuals
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What is the modern virtue in society?
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Freedom, to seek the good
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What are the 4 Greek classical virtues?
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Moderation, Courage, Wisdom, and a just society
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What two things are paralleled to the Greek virtues?
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Head, Heart, and whole body= upper, middle, and lower class
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Upper Class=____
Middle Class=____ Lower Class=____ |
Wisdom
Courage Moderation |
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What are 3 cardinal Christian virtues?
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Faith, Hope and Love
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What are the 4 classical functions of the news/media?
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1. educate
2. inform 3. opine 4. profit |
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What is URGENTI?
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Universal Exchange Theory
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What are the 7 causes of political violence?
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1. ignorance
2. greed 3. lack of accountability 4. corruption 5. democracy 6. passivity 7. violence |
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What is the maximum pleasure for the most people?
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Ulitarianism
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What is libertarianism?
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Selling oneself to help others; putting others first
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What is liberalism most compatible to?
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Christianity
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What are the four civilizations with the most balance of power?
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Greco, Roman, Judeo, Christian
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We want a constituted _____ democratic _____
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federated; republic
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What is R1?
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The Hebrew Response: Respect for the law (monotheism)
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What is R2?
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Reason
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What was the formation of foot soldiers?
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Hoplite Phalanx
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What is R3?
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Rome: Representation in the form of a Republic
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What are R4 and R5?
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The Christian Response: Responsibility to be moral and the right to resist evil
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What is R6?
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the WRONG things to do
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What is a council that would tell the king he could not go to war?
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Watan Court
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What are the 3 societies?
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Utilitarian, Libertarian, Liberal
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_____ is separate from Virtue
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Morality
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What are factions?
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harming the rights of others
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Who wrote the Federalist Papers?
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James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
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What are the five agents of socialization?
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Family
Media Peers Associates Church |
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List the political parties and their leaders
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Federalists - no particular leader
Dem-Reps - Jefferson Democrats - Jackson Republicans - Lincoln Progressives - Teddy/Wilson New Deal Dems - FDR Reagan Rev - Reagan |
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List the dates of the political parties
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1788
1776, 1800 1832 1856, 1860 1896 1932 1980 2008 (Obama) |
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Political Parties and interest groups both promote what?
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Positive political efficacy
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What are the 3 functions of political parties and interest groups?
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1. improve presentation
2. serve my self-interest, properly understood 3. build up community and make it bigger and stronger |
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What are like-minded groups with a narrow agenda that meet in order to influence policy outcomes
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Interest groups
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What are the 4 negatives to interest groups?
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1. expediency
2. polarization 3. reflate and ruin unity and social trust 4. iron triangle |
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What are the three presidential functions listed in the Constitution
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1. Head of gov
2.. Chief of state 3. The commander in chief |
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What are the three courts?
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1. Supreme court
2. Appellate Court 3. Courts of original jurisdiction |
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What is the 6th amendment?
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Right to a speedy trial
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What are the 5 levels of income?
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5. 128,000
4. 64,000 3. 32,000 2. 16,000 1. 8,000 |
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What is mercantilism?
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where the king owns everything and should give people license for a monopoly- buuut he gives whatever he wants
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What is the Keynes way of government?
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when economy starts to go down, either let it go down, or borrow money from the government and pay it back by taxes
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What is the libertarian idea?
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that the government should not tax at all; but just leave you alone
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What are 5 ways in which citizens can save America?
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1. work together (political parties)
2. education; use/provide resources 3. understand how to live with certain things; don't live in a cave 4. be generous and sacrifice 5. Invest in the future and not in the past |
