Tocqueville visted the United States during the Jacksonian Presidency. This is important because...

The Jacksonian (democratic) Revolution was underway

Chose best answer: Montesquieu, Madison & MIll all

agreed legislatures should be true deliberative bodies

Mill’s "harm principle" is

The only legitimate reason to limit one’s freedom

Tocqueville and J. S. MIll were friends and shared some views. Among these was

Fear of "tyranny of the majority"

How do liberals understand the will of the people?

As the summation of individual votes (one person, one vote)

For Liberals, "liberty" means:

Being able to live one's best live in a law-abiding society

Focuses on formal organizations and arrangemnts

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1
How does England's climate affect the English? It makes them:
Very friendly and chatty
Stingy
Impatient
Dour
2
Tocqueville visted the United States during the Jacksonian Presidency. This is important because...
Jackson made sure that all doors were open to Tocqueville
The Jacksonian (democratic) Revolution was underway
Tocqueville was a fan of Michael's music
Jackson attacked Tocqueville in print
3
John Stuart Mill:
Clerked at the East India company
Was tutored by Jeremy Bentham
Read Greek at the age of three
All of the above
4
Chose best answer: Montesquieu, Madison & MIll all
agreed legislatures should be true deliberative bodies
Wanted extremely limited government
Start with "M"
Were British
5
Jeremy Benthan considered natural rights to be:
Basis of all government
Given at birth (by God)
Something one earns
Nonsense on stilts!!!
6
Mill’s "harm principle" is
The only legitimate reason to limit one’s freedom
Vague nonsense
Tells us when it is ok to harm others
Is really Bentham’s work
7
Tocqueville and J. S. MIll were friends and shared some views. Among these was
That the US is God's gift to the world
That democracy promotes excellence
Fear of "tyranny of the majority"
Governments should promote the greatest good for greatest number
8
The best US state is:
Virginia
Florida
California
Massachusetts
9
How do liberals understand the will of the people?
As the summation of individual votes (one person, one vote)
As highly unstable and complex
The read people's final testaments
As a common good that transcends individual views
10
According to Montesquieu, what is the animating spirit of a republic?
Love of country
Commerce
Popular sovereignty
Honor
11
Who did not contribute to the Federalist Papers?
John Jay
Ben Franklin
Jim Madison
Al Hamilton
12
Education is important for liberals because:
A and C
Education helps people look beyond their own, narrow interests
Individuals are unequal in knowledge
Education is the best way to control people
13
For Liberals, "liberty" means:
Being able to live one's best live in a law-abiding society
Nothing much really
Being one with history
Following your heart no matter where it leads
14
Old institutionalism
Is a building that no longer exists
Is very, very old
Is not really THAT old
Focuses on formal organizations and arrangemnts
15
In the Federalist Papers, Madison and friends wrote to promote the idea of
A representative republic
A direct democracy
Giving every free citizen a farm
A representative democracy

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