1 Which of the following best describes the attitude of General De Cos toward Texans Texans must accept any system of government Mexico chooses to impose on them De Cos believed that Texans were sub human The rights of Texans must be upheld, no matter what The Constitution of 1824 must be maintained Question 2 James Taranto Marriage for life is no longer the norm This state of affairs has multiple causes female careerism the social acceptability of nonmarital sex made possible by the easy availability of contraception and abortion and welfare and child support laws that create incentives for childbearing outside marriage Based on this statement, what conditions lead to marriage for life to be the norm Generous welfare support for single mothers Mothers stay at home, abortion and contraceptives are illegal, strict welfare support Female careerism Legalized abortion and contraception Question 3 Monstesquieu In a popular state one can regard public incontinence as the last misfortune and as assurance of a change in the constitution Based on this statement, what happens in a society when sex outside of marriage becomes the norm The people will find happiness and fulfillment People will act more responsibly There will be a loss of self government and constitutionally limited government There will be an increase in self government and constitutionally limited Question 4 William Blackstone The creator has so intimately connected, so inseparably interwoven the laws of eternal justice with the happiness of each individual, that the latter cannot be attained but by observing the former and, if the former be punctually obeyed, it cannot but induce the latter Based on this statement, what makes right actions right Right actions are right if the person on the receiving end thinks they are right Right actions are easy or pleasant but have predictably negative outcomes Right actions are right if the person who does them thinks they are right Right actions are difficult or unpleasant but have predictably positive outcomes Question 5 Benjamin Franklin If we provide encouragements for Laziness, and supports for Folly, may it not be found fighting against the order of God and Nature, which perhaps has appointed Want and Misery as the proper Punishments for, and Cautions against as well as necessary consequences of Idleness and Extravagancy Based on this statement, what happens when government makes it possible for people to act irresponsibly without suffering the consequences People act more responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions People act more responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions People act less responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions People act less responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions Question 6 De Tocqueville Americans have carefully divided the function of man and woman, in order that the great work of society might be better accomplished You do not at all see American women direct the external affairs of the family, run a business, or enter the political sphere Based on this statement, why did women not vote until the 20 th century in the U S Government did not secure the rights of women in the early days of the United States Americans believed that men and women had different strengths, and so different roles Women were regarded as inferior to men in the early days of the United States American women did not have any rights in the early days of the United States Question 7 William Blackstone Natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature According to Blackstone, what is natural liberty Having input into laws through our representatives in the legislature Having a large area of choice without interference from government Living under a government that protects our person and property The ability to do what we want, except violate the three basic rights of others Question 9 Frederick Bastiat This is also the case in health, in ethics Often, the sweeter the first fruit of a habit is, the more bitter are the other fruits For example, debauchery, laziness, prodigality Based on this statement, what is the best definition of wrong actions Bastiat believes there is no such thing as right and wrong we can define them as we wish Bastiat believes that right and wrong are different for different people Destructive actions, self destructive and other destructive Actions that result in happiness, happiness promoting actions Question 10 In Roe v Wade , Roe wants to get an abortion, even though Texas law forbids abortions unless the woman's life is in danger Which side promotes the traditional family Wade, because abortion makes it harder to avoid marriage and having kids Wade, because abortion makes it easier to avoid marriage and having kids Roe, because whether or not to get an abortion needs to be a matter of choice Roe, because abortion makes it harder to avoid marriage and having kids Question 11 De Tocqueville They have thought that every association, in order to be effective, must have a leader, and that the natural leader of the marital association is the husband Based on this statement, what is an essential feature of the kind of family that serves as a protection against the evil side of government and people Husband and wife both work outside the home Family planning Husband and wife act as co leaders The husband and father is the leader of the family Question 12 Fehrenbach Some inspired soul made a flag painted with a cannon and the words COME AND TAKE IT A force of 300 assembled at Gonzales What is the main point of this passage Texans were committing injustice by stealing the Indians' land Texans were committing injustice by stealing Mexico's land Texans were acting justly, because they were defending themselves against tyranny The Texans were acting like the ancient Persians, when the Persians invaded Greece Question 13 Which of the following actions did Santa Anna taken when he seized power in 1834 Established federalism Established constitutionally limited government Established self government Abolished self government, federalism, and constitutionally limited government Question 14 William Blackstone Ethics demonstrates that this or that action is destructive of man's real happiness, and therefore that the law of nature forbids it Based on this statement, what makes wrong actions wrong actions Wrong actions are wrong if the person who does them thinks they are wrong Wrong actions are wrong if the person on the receiving end thinks they are wrong Wrong actions are difficult or unpleasant but have predictably positive outcomes Wrong actions are easy or pleasant but have predictably negative outcomes Question 15 Thomas Jefferson The poor who have neither property, friends, nor strength to labor, are boarded in the houses of good farmers, to whom a stipulated sum is annually paid Based on this statement, who received full financial assistance from government in Jefferson's day without having to work Only vagabonds Those who had no property, were physically unable to work, and had no friends All poor people No poor people Question 16 In the Supreme Court Case of Eisenstadt v Baird , Baird wants the Supreme Court to get rid of the Texas law that prohibits single women from using contraceptives Which side winning would promote liberty in the sense of a large area of personal responsibility Baird, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions Baird, because it should be a woman's choice as to whether or not she will use contraceptives Eisenstadt, because this would permit a woman to avoid the consequences of her actions Eisenstadt, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions Question 17 In the Supreme Court Case of Roe v Wade , Roe wants the Supreme Court to get rid of the Texas law that prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless her own life is in danger Which side winning would promote liberty in the sense of a large area of personal responsibility Wade, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions Roe, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions Wade, because this would permit a woman to avoid the consequences of her actions Roe, because it should be a woman's choice as to whether or not she will abort her fetus baby Question 18 William Blackstone Political liberty is no other than natural liberty so far restrained by human laws (and no farther) as is necessary and expedient for the general advantage of the publick According to Blackstone, what is political liberty Living under a government that protects our person and property Having input into laws through our representatives in the legislature The ability to do what we want, except harm people and harm society The ability to do what we want, except violate the three basic rights of others Question 19 Nathaniel Chipman Divert not the consequences of actions, as to the individual actors, from their proper course The operation of the equal laws of nature, tend to exclude, or correct every dangerous excess Based on this statement, what happens when government makes it possible for people to act irresponsibly without suffering the consequences People act less responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions People act less responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions People act more responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions People act more responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions Question 20 The first generation worked hard and saved their money so that they could move to a better home,' he said 'Sometimes two or more families would live together to save their money and later pool their resources to buy a house Which of the following virtues did the people described here demonstrate Piety Justice Prodigality Frugality

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1 .Which of the following best describes the attitude of General De Cos toward Texans? Texans must accept any system of government Mexico chooses to

1 .Which of the following best describes the attitude of General De Cos toward Texans?

		Texans must accept any system of government Mexico chooses to impose on them.
		De Cos believed that Texans were sub-human.
		The rights of Texans must be upheld, no matter what.
		The Constitution of 1824 must be maintained.

Question 2

James Taranto: "Marriage for life is no longer the norm. This state of affairs has multiple ... causes: female careerism ...; the social acceptability of nonmarital sex ... made possible by the easy availability of contraception and abortion; and welfare and child-support laws that create incentives for childbearing outside marriage." Based on this statement, what conditions lead to marriage for life to be the norm?

		Generous welfare support for single mothers
		Mothers stay at home, abortion and contraceptives are illegal, strict welfare support
		Female careerism
		Legalized abortion and contraception

Question 3

Monstesquieu: "In a popular state one can regard public incontinence as the last misfortune and as assurance of a change in the constitution." Based on this statement, what happens in a society when sex outside of marriage becomes the norm?

		The people will find happiness and fulfillment.
		People will act more responsibly.
		There will be a loss of self-government and constitutionally limited government
		There will be an increase in self-government and constitutionally limited

Question 4

William Blackstone: "[The creator] has so intimately connected, so inseparably interwoven the laws of eternal justice with the happiness of each individual, that the latter cannot be attained but by observing the former; and, if the former be punctually obeyed, it cannot but induce the latter." Based on this statement, what makes right actions right?

		Right actions are right if the person on the receiving end thinks they are right
		Right actions are easy or pleasant but have predictably negative outcomes
		Right actions are right if the person who does them thinks they are right
		Right actions are difficult or unpleasant but have predictably positive outcomes

Question 5

Benjamin Franklin: "If we provide encouragements for Laziness, and supports for Folly, may it not be found fighting against the order of God and Nature, which perhaps has appointed Want and Misery as the proper Punishments for, and Cautions against as well as necessary consequences of Idleness and Extravagancy." Based on this statement, what happens when government makes it possible for people to act irresponsibly without suffering the consequences?

		People act more responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions.
		People act more responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions.
		People act less responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions
		People act less responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions.

Question 6

De Tocqueville: "[Americans] have carefully divided the function of man and woman, in order that the great work of society might be better accomplished.... You do not at all see American women direct the external affairs of the family, run a business, or enter the political sphere..." Based on this statement, why did women not vote until the 20^thcentury in the U.S.?

		Government did not secure the rights of women in the early days of the United States
		Americans believed that men and women had different strengths, and so different roles.
		Women were regarded as inferior to men in the early days of the United States
		American women did not have any rights in the early days of the United States

Question 7

William Blackstone: "Natural liberty consists properly in a power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature." According to Blackstone, what is natural liberty?

Having input into laws through our representatives in the legislature

Having a large area of choice without interference from government

Living under a government that protects our person and property

The ability to do what we want, except violate the three basic rights of others.

Question 9

Frederick Bastiat: "This is also the case in health,

in ethics. Often, the sweeter the first fruit of a habit is, the more bitter are the other fruits. For example, debauchery, laziness, prodigality." Based on this statement, what is the best definition of wrong actions?

		Bastiat believes there is no such thing as right and wrong; we can define them as we wish
		Bastiat believes that right and wrong are different for different people
		Destructive actions, self-destructive and other-destructive
		Actions that result in happiness, happiness-promoting actions

Question 10

InRoe v. Wade, Roe wants to get an abortion, even though Texas law forbids abortions unless the woman's life is in danger. Which side promotes the traditional family?

		Wade, because abortion makes it harder to avoid marriage and having kids
		Wade, because abortion makes it easier to avoid marriage and having kids
		Roe, because whether or not to get an abortion needs to be a matter of choice.
		Roe, because abortion makes it harder to avoid marriage and having kids

Question 11

De Tocqueville: "They have thought that every association, in order to be effective, must have a leader, and that the natural leader of the marital association is the husband." Based on this statement, what is an essential feature of the kind of family that serves as a protection against the evil side of government and people?

		Husband and wife both work outside the home.
		Family planning
		Husband and wife act as co-leaders
		The husband and father is the leader of the family.

Question 12

Fehrenbach: "Some inspired soul made a flag ... painted with a cannon and the words COME AND TAKE IT.... A force of 300 assembled at Gonzales."What is the main point of this passage?

		Texans were committing injustice by stealing the Indians' land.
		Texans were committing injustice by stealing Mexico's land.
		Texans were acting justly, because they were defending themselves against tyranny.
		The Texans were acting like the ancient Persians, when the Persians invaded Greece.

Question 13

Which of the following actions did Santa Anna taken when he seized power in 1834?

		Established federalism
		Established constitutionally limited government
		Established self-government
		Abolished self-government, federalism, and constitutionally limited government

Question 14

William Blackstone: "Ethics ... [demonstrates] that this or that action is destructive of man's real happiness, and therefore that the law of nature forbids it." Based on this statement, what makes wrong actions wrong actions?

		Wrong actions are wrong if the person who does them thinks they are wrong
		Wrong actions are wrong if the person on the receiving end thinks they are wrong
		Wrong actions are difficult or unpleasant but have predictably positive outcomes
		Wrong actions are easy or pleasant but have predictably negative outcomes

Question 15

Thomas Jefferson: "The poor who have neither property, friends, nor strength to labor, are...boarded in the houses of good farmers, to whom a stipulated sum is annually paid." Based on this statement, who received full financial assistance from government in Jefferson's day without having to work?

		Only vagabonds
		Those who had no property, were physically unable to work, and had no friends.
		All poor people
		No poor people

Question 16

In the Supreme Court Case ofEisenstadt v. Baird, Baird wants the Supreme Court to get rid of the Texas law that prohibits single women from using contraceptives. Which side winning would promote liberty in the sense of a large area of personal responsibility?

		Baird, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions.
		Baird, because it should be a woman's choice as to whether or not she will use contraceptives.
		Eisenstadt, because this would permit a woman to avoid the consequences of her actions.
		Eisenstadt, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions.

Question 17

In the Supreme Court Case ofRoe v. Wade, Roe wants the Supreme Court to get rid of the Texas law that prohibits a woman from getting an abortion unless her own life is in danger. Which side winning would promote liberty in the sense of a large area of personal responsibility?

		Wade, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions.
		Roe, because this would require a woman to experience the consequences of her actions.
		Wade, because this would permit a woman to avoid the consequences of her actions.
		Roe, because it should be a woman's choice as to whether or not she will abort her fetus/baby.

Question 18

William Blackstone: "Political...liberty...is no other than natural liberty so far restrained by human laws (and no farther) as is necessary and expedient for the general advantage of the publick." According to Blackstone, what is political liberty?

		Living under a government that protects our person and property
		Having input into laws through our representatives in the legislature
		The ability to do what we want, except harm people and harm society
		The ability to do what we want, except violate the three basic rights of others.

Question 19

Nathaniel Chipman: "Divert not the consequences of actions, as to the individual actors, from their proper course... The operation of the equal laws of nature, tend to exclude, or correct every dangerous excess." Based on this statement, what happens when government makes it possible for people to act irresponsibly without suffering the consequences?

		People act less responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions
		People act less responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions.
		People act more responsibly, because they do not experience the consequences of their actions.
		People act more responsibly, because they experience the consequences of their actions.

Question 20

"The first generation worked hard and saved their money so that they could move to a better home,' he said. 'Sometimes two or more families would live together to save their money and later pool their resources to buy a house....." Which of the following virtues did the people described here demonstrate?