Front: What is Political Culture?
Back: Political Culture refers to the set of attitudes, beliefs, and values that shape how people
understand and interact with government and politics.
Front: What role does Political Culture play?
Back: It influences how people form political opinions, engage in political processes, and
interact with government institutions.
Front: What is Absolutism?
Back: Absolutism is a political system where a single ruler holds all power, often justified by
divine right, with no checks on their authority.
Front: How did the Enlightenment Period impact views of authority?
Back: The Enlightenment promoted ideas of reason and individual rights, challenging traditional
authority and promoting the idea that government should be based on consent and rationality.
Front: What is Classical Liberalism?
Back: Classical Liberalism is a political ideology that emphasizes individual freedom, limited
government, and free markets.
Front: What are the core ideas of Classical Liberalism?
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Political: Democracy, individual rights.
Moral: Natural rights to life, liberty, and property.
Economic: Free markets, limited government intervention.
Front: How does Absolutism differ from Classical Liberalism?
Back: Absolutism centralizes power in a single ruler with no limits, while Classical Liberalism
advocates for limited government, individual rights, and democratic principles.
Front: Who was Thomas Hobbes?
Back: Thomas Hobbes was a philosopher who argued for an absolute monarchy and believed
that in the state of nature, life would be "solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short."
Front: Who was John Locke?
Back: John Locke was a philosopher who believed in natural rights (life, liberty, property) and
argued that government should be based on the consent of the governed.
Front: What is the Social Contract?
Back: The Social Contract is a theory that people consent to surrender some freedoms to a
government in exchange for protection of their remaining rights.
Front: How did Hobbes’ view of the Social Contract differ from Locke’s?
Back: Hobbes believed in a powerful ruler with little to no right for rebellion, while Locke
believed the government must protect individual rights and could be overthrown if it failed.
Front: What are the principles of Limited Government?
Back: Limited Government principles include restricted government power, separation of
powers, checks and balances, and protection of individual rights.
Front: How are Classical Liberal Principles reflected in the U.S. Government?
Back: The U.S. Constitution embodies these principles through checks and balances,
separation of powers, and protection of individual liberties in the Bill of Rights.