Exam 10: Liberalism

Classical liberals believe that redistribution is the fairest way to achieve equality of right.

In which book were the ideas of the Glorious Revolution expressed in?

Which of the following is an example of a free rider?

What was the Oxford University philosophy professor T.H.Green a famous advocate of?

Almost everyone in the Western world pays lip service to the four principles of liberalism.What does this mean for the study of ideology?

Compare the ideas of any two of the major thinkers who were proponents of the liberal ideology.

Why might the French Revolution be particularly significant to the study of ideology?

Who argued that government should intervene in an economic depression by applying appropriate fiscal and monetary measures?

Which variety of the liberal ideology champions self-interest? Which one justifies the welfare state? Which factors in European social history motivated this ideological change?

Which concept did Friedrich Hayek refer to as "spontaneous order"?

What are the essential differences between classical and reform liberalism?

Reform liberals generally advocate _____________ taxation,while classical liberals insisted on __________ taxation.

Are the ideas of classical liberalism still relevant today?

How are collective (or public)goods often financed?

J.M.Keynes argued that hiking interest rates and reducing deficits make no sense in an economic recession.

What conclusion can logically be drawn about the underlying assumptions of classical liberalism?

Which of the following initiatives would T.H.Green be most opposed to?

Equality of opportunity is the most important principle of classical liberalism.

Classical liberals in this century are often called,and call themselves,conservatives.

When did the word liberalism come into use as a political term?