BYU American Heritage Midterm 1 Study Guide (2024)
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1. What makes American political An emphasis on constitutionalism
thought unique?
2. What is the "liberal" tradition A commitment to individual freedom
3. The following are tenants of what: Lockean Liberalism (John Locke)
- Individual liberty
- Equality in the moral worth of indi-
viduals
- Toleration of different beliefs and
private actions
- Restriction of government action to
limited purposes
- The rule of law
- Private property
4. What are the advantages of the liber- - Freedom to pursue individual interests
al tradition? - Focus on individual rights and expanding those
rights
- The scope of government power is limited
5. What are disadvantages of the liberal - Inability to think in terms of community
tradition? - Possibility of significant economic inequality
- No higher aspirations than those of the individual
6. Which tradition stretches back to the Republicanism
philosophers Aristotle and Cicero?
7. In republicanism, freedom comes Active participation in the affairs of the community
from what?
8. Civic Virtue
, BYU American Heritage Midterm 1 Study Guide (2024)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dcdu9r
The dedication of citizens to the common welfare of
their community or country, even at the cost of their
individual interests
9. Advantages of the republican tradi- - Ability to pursue common purposes
tion - Rich notion of civic life
- Shared understanding of virtue
10. Disadvantages of the republican tra- - A more active, maybe intrusive, government
dition - Private goods are less important
- Individual expression may be constrained
11. Values we want in a Good Society - Prosperity
- Liberty
- Equality
- Community
(PLEC)
12. Sovereignty Ultimate political power within a jurisdiction; having
the "final say"
13. Human Predicament Cycle Tyranny -> Revolution -> Anarchy -> Competing
Groups ->
14. What does Sandel identify as three - Freedom
key values in human society? - Virtue (the good)
- Welfare (prosperity)
15. Freedom, virtue, and welfare The 3 key values of Sandel
Prioritized differently in different times
16. Aristotle believed justice was teleological and honorific
__________ and ____________
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dcdu9r
1. What makes American political An emphasis on constitutionalism
thought unique?
2. What is the "liberal" tradition A commitment to individual freedom
3. The following are tenants of what: Lockean Liberalism (John Locke)
- Individual liberty
- Equality in the moral worth of indi-
viduals
- Toleration of different beliefs and
private actions
- Restriction of government action to
limited purposes
- The rule of law
- Private property
4. What are the advantages of the liber- - Freedom to pursue individual interests
al tradition? - Focus on individual rights and expanding those
rights
- The scope of government power is limited
5. What are disadvantages of the liberal - Inability to think in terms of community
tradition? - Possibility of significant economic inequality
- No higher aspirations than those of the individual
6. Which tradition stretches back to the Republicanism
philosophers Aristotle and Cicero?
7. In republicanism, freedom comes Active participation in the affairs of the community
from what?
8. Civic Virtue
, BYU American Heritage Midterm 1 Study Guide (2024)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_dcdu9r
The dedication of citizens to the common welfare of
their community or country, even at the cost of their
individual interests
9. Advantages of the republican tradi- - Ability to pursue common purposes
tion - Rich notion of civic life
- Shared understanding of virtue
10. Disadvantages of the republican tra- - A more active, maybe intrusive, government
dition - Private goods are less important
- Individual expression may be constrained
11. Values we want in a Good Society - Prosperity
- Liberty
- Equality
- Community
(PLEC)
12. Sovereignty Ultimate political power within a jurisdiction; having
the "final say"
13. Human Predicament Cycle Tyranny -> Revolution -> Anarchy -> Competing
Groups ->
14. What does Sandel identify as three - Freedom
key values in human society? - Virtue (the good)
- Welfare (prosperity)
15. Freedom, virtue, and welfare The 3 key values of Sandel
Prioritized differently in different times
16. Aristotle believed justice was teleological and honorific
__________ and ____________
