Early Influences on American Politics

To divide powers among the president, congress, and supreme court.

By attempting to defend the divine right of kings, Filmer's ideas sparked a dispute between popular sovereignty, liberty, and constitutional rights.

Locke's liberal individualism prioritizes individual liberty over state power, while social liberalism seeks equality at the expense of social hierarchies.

<p>De Maistre's ideas were reactive, seeking to restore old divine right of kings, rather than reforming or renewing conservative thought.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Locke's ideas helped to establish the distinction between liberal and conservative ideologies within the framework of popular sovereignty.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Modern conservatism incorporates some liberal ideas, such as individual rights and limited government.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liberty and equality are in radical tension with each other, as pursuing one goal often comes at the expense of the other.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Right opinion, correct response and sensible emotion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Liberals believe political order arises from individual liberty, while conservatives believe liberty arises from political order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>What comes first, liberty or order?</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>As a hesitation within liberalism.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thomas Jefferson and conservative ways of thinking.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He concluded that there were universal rights, but government should adapt to the conditions of society and not be dictated by abstract ideas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It extracted rights from the common law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The growth of the modern state.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Concern for future generations is a form of gratitude, recognizing the benefits we inherit and pass on to future generations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The revolutions resulted in waste, inflation, and the collapse of traditional forms of education and medical relief, as well as the destruction of social capital.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Face-to-face interactions, such as those in schools, churches, and families, allow individuals to learn to interact as free beings who take responsibility for their actions, building trust and accountability.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>'Little platoons' refer to small, local communities where traditions form and are adapted to the needs of the community, serving as a source of social order.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Both Burke and Adam Smith/Austrian economics recognize that prices/profit and loss provide a guide to economic needs, while traditions provide information about the past that allows individuals to accommodate their conduct to the needs of future generations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The author views social traditions as answers to enduring questions that are embodied in social practices, rather than arbitrary rules, which have accumulated reason in society over time.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Burke defines prejudices as social traditions that individuals adopt without fully understanding or justifying them, yet still embodying accumulated reason in society.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Civil society, composed of voluntary associations, is a fount of social order, whereas top-down governments destroy civil society and lead to irresponsible individuals, as accountability disappears.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conservatism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Britain and France; as liberal individualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To defend individuals from potential oppressors</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Sir William Blackstone; 'Commentaries of the Laws of England'</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The importance of concrete inheritance of people and institutions, not abstract ideas of political legitimacy</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It represents traditionalist and loyalist sentiments that animated the royalist faction in the government</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Conservatives believe that without institutions and traditions, freedom could destroy human rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is founded on custom and tradition, not a social contract</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Honest people</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To provide a foundation for the new political order</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>One is based on common law and protects ancient rights, while the other is based on philosophy and doesn't describe a procedure to uphold the rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It makes a distinction between passive and active citizens</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It is being imposed on the people by a literary cabal and lacks protection of law</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He rejects extreme individualism</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It emphasizes the importance of social responsibility and the need to preserve tradition</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>He praises the American Revolution for its moderate and gradual approach, while criticizing the French Revolution for its radical and violent approach</p> Signup and view all the answers