POSC 1010 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025

POSC 1010 EXAM 2: QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
CommonWinfluencesWofWPoliticalWOpinionsW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
Geography,WGender,WEthnicity,WExperiences,WUpbringing,

Income,WEducation,WAge,WandWLocation



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ConservativeWisWusuallyWparalleledWto...W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-Republicans



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AWspectrumWofWpoliticalWideologies.WLiberalWappearWtoWtheWleftWofWtheWspectrumWwhileWconserva
tivesWappearWtowardsWtheWright.



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WhereWmostWvotersWareWonWtheWspectrumW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-TheWmiddle/center



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eirWopponents.WInWdoingWso,WcandidatesWtryWtoWmakeWthemselvesWappearWmoreWcentrist



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,medianWvoterWmodelW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
aWmodelWthatWpredictsWcandidatesWwillWchooseWaWpositionWinWtheWmiddleWofWtheWdistribution



PoliticalWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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AmericanWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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overnmentWoneWandWonlyWpurposeWisWtoWprotectWtheWrightsWofWtheWpeople.WWasWestablishedWinW
oppositionWtoWtheWEuropeanWmonarchsWofW1700



ModernWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWideologyWadvocatingWforWmoreWgovernmentWcontrol



EconomicWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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Wequalization,WorganizedWlabor,WandWgovernmentWprograms




CulturalWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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ClassicWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWideologyWadvocatingWforWstrongerWstateWgovernment,WaWweakerWnationalWgovernment,WandWl
ittleWtoWknowWgovernmentWinfluenceWonWindividuals



EmergenceWofWModernWLiberalismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
SpuredWfromWFDR'sWNewWDealWandWfromWtheWprogressiveWmovement.WBothWeventsWextendedWth
eWreachWofWtheWnationalWgovernmentWintoWbothWtheWstatesWandWtheWeconomy.WTheseWeventsWde
finedWtheWtransitionWbetweenWtheWoldWandWmodernWdefinitionWofWliberalism

, ConservatismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AnWideologyWthatWemphasizesWpreservingWtraditionalWformsWofWgovernmentWandWitsWfoundingWpr
inciples.WItWfavorsWlessWpowerfulWnationalWgovernments,WpowerfulWstateWgovernments,WandWstat
esWrights.



EdmundWBurkeW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWhouseWofWcommonsWmemberWduringWtheWAmericanWRevolutionWadvocatedWforWandWwroteWab
outWtheWpreservationWofWtheWgovernment.



EconomicWConservatismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
EmphasesWonWlittleWgovernmentWinterferenceWinWtheWeconomyWasWpossible.WPlacesWmoreWrespo
nsibilityWonWtheWpeopleWtoWsupportWthemselves.WLaissez-Faire



Laissez-FaireW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
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CulturalWConservatismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpreferenceWtoWprotectWtheWstrongWroleWofWreligionWinWsocietyWandWtraditionalWvalues



TheWLeftWandWRightWSplit......W-WCORRECTWANSWERW-DoesWnotWdefineWeveryone'sWpoliticalWvalues



LiberatarianismW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AdvocatesWforWculturalWliberalismWandWeconomicWconservatism



LiberatarianWPartyW-WCORRECTWANSWERW-
AWpoliticalWpartyWwhichWadvocatesWforWpersonalWautonomyWandWnoWgovernmentWinterference.WI
ncludesWbothWsomeWrepublicansWandWsomeWdemocrats



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