Temple College
GOVT 2301
NAME:_______________
Fall, 2001
MAKE-UP EXAM #2
PART I. ESSAY 1. Answer one (1) of the following in a complete essay. Do
NOT answer specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a
well-organized, well-constructed essay with a controlling argument (thesis).
Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word
choice. Do NOT assume that “the instructor will know what you mean.” WRITE
LEGIBLY IN INK! 25 points
1. Construct and discuss a two-dimensional, four-fold classification depicting the
various strands of American political thought based on the original and
modern dilemmas of government. [You should actually draw and label the
continuums in addition to discussing each of the four strands.] Are the
attitudes of each strand toward the role of government completely consistent?
Explain. Provide examples to illustrate your points.
2. Discuss the fundamental assumptions of classical liberalism. Identify and
explain liberalism’s assumptions concerning the purposes and scope of
governmental power. In your discussion, describe how liberalism’s
assumptions about the purposes of government are based on its assumptions
regarding human nature and society. Finally, explain why liberalism occupies
the “narrow middle” of the continuum of the scope of governmental power.
PART II. ESSAY 2. Answer one (1) of the following in a complete essay. Do
NOT answer specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a
well-organized, well-constructed essay with a controlling argument (thesis).
Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word
choice. Do NOT assume that “the instructor will know what you mean.” WRITE
LEGIBLY IN INK! 25 points
1. Identify and explain the five legacies of the Age of Enlightenment. Discuss
how each is a direct challenge to classical conservative doctrines and beliefs.
How does each relate to the development of American political ideals and
institutions?
2. Outline and explain the philosophical principles of government embraced by
the Declaration of Independence. Briefly discuss some of the problems
experienced by the United States in the early national period [before the
ratification of the Constitution] as a result of establishing a political system
based on the principles of the Declaration.
PART III. ESSAY 3. Answer one (1) of the following in a complete essay. Do
NOT answer specific parts as separate items. Integrate your responses into a
well-organized, well-constructed essay with a controlling argument (thesis).
Write complete sentences and pay attention to spelling, grammar, and word
choice. Do NOT assume that “the instructor will know what you mean.” WRITE
LEGIBLY IN INK! 25 points
1. Discuss the principle of limited government under the United States
Constitution. What approaches did the framers of the Constitution take to
create a “limited government”? Be specific about how these approaches are
reflected in the document. Why were the framers apparently so concerned
about the principle of “limited government”?
2. Discuss the constitutional principle of separation of powers by:
 explaining the reasoning or rationale behind the concept [the motivation of
the framers in establishing separation of powers as a structural principle of
the Constitution];
 identifying the three (3) premises underlying the concept;
 using examples to illustrate your points.
PART IV. IDENTIFICATION 1. Define and identify the importance of ten
(10) of the following items in a sentence or two for each. 25 points/2.5 pts.
each. Your answer should be written to demonstrate your familiarity with and
understanding of both terms or concepts in each pair. These items can generally be
answered in two or three sentences. Students should go beyond simple definitions of
the terms or concepts to say why each is important and why the two are juxtaposed.
Here is an example:
[example] republican government v monarchy – A monarchy is a system of
government with a hereditary king or queen who possesses sovereign power
(ultimate political authority). A republican government, in its broadest sense, is any
form of government other than monarchy. For the American founders, republican
government implied popular sovereignty (the people have ultimate political authority)
and they understood it to be a system in which the people would elect their own
representatives and the policies of government would be based on the consent of
the governed.
v

separation of powers

Articles of Confederation v Constitution of 1787

the Declaration of Independence

Federalists v Anti-Federalists

Virginia Plan v New Jersey Plan

capitalism v mercantilism
checks and balances
v the Bill of Rights

populism v libertarianism

equality of opportunity v equality of outcome

rule of law v equal justice under law

progressivism v conservatism

totalitarianism v anarchism

atomistic v organic concept of society

civil order v individual liberty