Polisci Final Exam

Front 1

1) Positions of liberal, conservative, moderates: personal freedoms, morality and religious principles as part of law

Back 1

a) Conservatives stresses that morality & religious principles should be part of the law & politics.
b) Liberals believe in expanding personal freedoms, even when other may argue that these personal freedoms are immoral. Liberals argue that the “domestic spying program” is a violation of civil liberties & a violation of law, making it a possible impeachable offense by the president.
c) Moderates & conservatives tend to agree on the idea of prayer in school: they both believe that school children need to be taught the moral code that religion provides. Conservatives are more likely than liberal to favor public safety other civil liberties. Moderates are almost always Pragmatic.

Front 2

2) what preferences of the American people make it difficult to fund expensive but popular federal programs

Back 2

we prefer lower taxes

Front 3

3) “peace through strength” doctrine (example given)

Back 3

Building up America’s defenses in a time of peace, just in case war breaks out in the future.

Front 4

4) “good neighbor” foreign policy (example given)

Back 4

X

Front 5

5) most relevant issue in nominations of Bush’s Supreme Court justices

Back 5

abortion

Front 6

6) how does Mexico benefit from illegal immigration to the US

Back 6

X

Front 7

7) what does the word “amnesty” mean in American politics today

Back 7

X

Front 8

8) which ideology dominates policy in America

Back 8

a) moderately conservative

Front 9

9) on what issues are conservatives driven by slightly nationalistic attitudes

Back 9

a) domestic spying, unilateral use of force: because some members in a coalition may not have America’s best interest in mind.

Front 10

10) what influence tips the balance on the gun issue in favor of conservatives

Back 10

X

Front 11

11) on which issues do liberals and conservatives make an “appeal to fairness”

Back 11

X