AMERICAN HERITAGE FINAL EXAM UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. John Winthrop, "A Little Speech on Liberty"
Answer:
1. "It is a liberty to do that only which is good, just, and honest."
2. Civil v. Natural Liberty
Question:
2. Michael Sandel, "Jumping the Queue"
Answer:
1. "Some things are not up for sale."
2. Some things shouldn't be bought/sold
Question:
3. Michael Sandel, What Money Can't Buy
Answer:
1. The more things money can buy, the more inequality matters
Question:
4. Brennan and Jaworski, "Line Up for Expensive Equality"
Answer:
1. Queues aren't egalitarian; they substitute currency of time for currency of
money
2. Markets promote innovation and efficiency
Question:
5. Brennan and Jaworski, "If you may do it for free, then you
may do it for Money"
Answer:
1. Exceptions to Free Market System:
-Wrongful Possession: some things are wrong to have
-Incidental Limit: special circumstances make something wrong to sell
, Question:
6. Declaration of Independence
Answer:
1. Intro (We the People...)
-Britain, we are your equals
2. Theoretical Core (We hold these truths...)
-Life, Liberty (Community), Happiness
3. Evidence (grievances)
Question:
7. Constitution
Answer:
1. Legislative: veto power, impeachment, necessary and proper
2. Executive: appoint judges, pardons, ambassadors, electoral college
3. Judicial: lifetime appointment
4. States: accepting new states
5. Amending: ratifying amendments
6. Supremacy: supreme law of the land
7. Ratification: 9/13 needed
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. John Winthrop, "A Little Speech on Liberty"
Answer:
1. "It is a liberty to do that only which is good, just, and honest."
2. Civil v. Natural Liberty
Question:
2. Michael Sandel, "Jumping the Queue"
Answer:
1. "Some things are not up for sale."
2. Some things shouldn't be bought/sold
Question:
3. Michael Sandel, What Money Can't Buy
Answer:
1. The more things money can buy, the more inequality matters
Question:
4. Brennan and Jaworski, "Line Up for Expensive Equality"
Answer:
1. Queues aren't egalitarian; they substitute currency of time for currency of
money
2. Markets promote innovation and efficiency
Question:
5. Brennan and Jaworski, "If you may do it for free, then you
may do it for Money"
Answer:
1. Exceptions to Free Market System:
-Wrongful Possession: some things are wrong to have
-Incidental Limit: special circumstances make something wrong to sell
, Question:
6. Declaration of Independence
Answer:
1. Intro (We the People...)
-Britain, we are your equals
2. Theoretical Core (We hold these truths...)
-Life, Liberty (Community), Happiness
3. Evidence (grievances)
Question:
7. Constitution
Answer:
1. Legislative: veto power, impeachment, necessary and proper
2. Executive: appoint judges, pardons, ambassadors, electoral college
3. Judicial: lifetime appointment
4. States: accepting new states
5. Amending: ratifying amendments
6. Supremacy: supreme law of the land
7. Ratification: 9/13 needed
