Origins RI 2

Which of the following demonstrates a Marxist philosophy which is contrary to that of believers of "laissez-faire"?

• productivity will increase in a collective way
• competition leads to the growth of powerful businesses and organizations
• limited government
  a strong economy is critical in developing a strong nation
• military strength will boost economic growth

 Classic liberals would be located at which labelled position on the spectrum?

• Position I
• Position II
• Position III
• Position IV

"Industrialism grows in the 19th and 20th centuries as entrepreneurs develop technologies and businesses to make a profit." Which ideological principle does this action best exemplify?
Principles
A. The right of the citizen to overthrow poor governance
B. The right of universal equality in wealth and class
C. The opportunity to accumulate wealth through effort and ability
D. The responsibility to overcome threats to liberal democracy

• principle A
• principle B
• principle C
• principle D

The two philosophers who disagreed most strongly about distribution of power/authority in government would be:
I.   Thomas Hobbes
II.   Baron de Montesquieu
III.  John Locke
IV. Jean-Jacques Rousseau

• I and II
• II and III
• III and IV
• IV and I

You would find the historical roots of liberalism in the:

• Cold War
• implementation of feudalism
• age of Enlightenment
• medieval age

From the perspective of a socialist, which approach most likely results in an improvement in the lives of the workers? 

• The workers should wait patiently for the wealthy classes to change their minds on the need for reform. 

• The workers should destroy the machinery of the factory owners so that they would realize that changes must be made. 

• The workers should struggle to win the franchise so that they could legislate better living and working conditions themselves. 

• The workers should stage a violent revolution, in which they would destroy all traces of wealth. 

The person most threatened by the coming of the Industrial Revolution was speaker 

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

From an economic point of view, which pairs strongly disagree with each other? 

• 1,2 and 3,4 

• 1,4 and 2,3 

• 1,3 and 2,4 

• None of the above 

The correct sequence of occurrences is 

• 4, 1, 2, 3 

• 3, 4, 1, 2 

• 3, 4, 2, 1 

• 4, 3, 1, 2 

A student created a list below concerning the causes and effects of the Industrial Revolution: 

1) Social mobility increased 

2) A gap between the rich and poor  

3) Slums developed 

4) Wealth was distributed equally among classes. 

 

Which is NOT a cause for the evolution toward classical liberalism? 

• ii, iv 

• iii, iv 

• i, ii 

• none of the above