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In West's "Vindating the Founders", what were the three leading charges against the Founders that West refutes?
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1. The Founders believed all men are created equal.
2. The Founders believed all men are equal but did not understand what that meant. 3. The Founders believed all men are equal but betrayed their own principles. |
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In West's "Vindicating the Founders", how did the Founders understand political morality, and how does it differ from the Marxist viewpoint?
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Founders were focused on just goals but willing to use prudent goals.
Marxists on the other hand believed in getting to the mean in whatever way possible. |
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In Parenti's "The Constituion as an Elitist Document", what role does Shays' Rebellion play in Parenti's narrative?
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It showed that the rural people were unhappy with the elite for leaving them out of the process of writing the Constitution. It also showed the delegates at Philadelphia that the wealthy and elite should rule.
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In Parenti's "The Constituion as an Elitist Document", what does Parenti say about the founding debate over property interests?
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That there was no debate; the elite just just made a decision based on protecting their interests.
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In Parenti's "The Constituion as an Elitist Document", what does he argue is the constitutional understanding of the democracy?
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They believe that the Constitution are just rules.
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In Parenti's "The Constituion as an Elitist Document", what is Parenti's definition of democracy?
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Democracy has to do with public policy output. It represents, both in form and content, the desires and interests of the ruled.
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In Brand's "Founder's Chic", when and why did the Founding myth emerge?
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It emerged after the Civil War and in the Reconstruction Era when the North and South were divided; a reverence for the Founders gave the people something to be united over about.
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In Brand's "Founder's Chic", how did the Founders view the Constitution they created?
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They viewed it as a flexible document that could be edited and changed if the rules did not fit the current system.
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In Brand's "Founder's Chic", why do the Founders deserve our praise?
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Because even though they were less learned in human nature and the world, they were bold enough to sign the Declaration of Independence and write the Constitution.
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In Brook's "Organization Kid", what are the major characteristics of the Organization Kid?
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- Academically driven
- Very involved in organizations - Respectful to authority - Group-orientated - Deferential to authority |
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In Brook's "Organization Kid", how do they respond to the notion of "character"?
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They do not respond very well; they veer off topic.
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In Hoover's "The Millenial Muddle", what were the major findings of Howe and Strauss's book Millennials Rising?
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Students are like organization kids; rule followers whoa re engaged, optimistic, and pleasant.
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In Hoover's "The Millenial Muddle", for what reasons have several scholars rejected Howe and Strauss's ideas about millennials?
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- They only covered a specific group
- Howe is not from their generation - They are not social scientists |
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In Hoover's "The Millenial Muddle", what does Mark Bauerlin believe is the "intellectual condition" of young people?
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"Dumbest Generation"
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In Bogard's "Information They Can Trust: Increasing Youth Voeter Turnout at the University", what does the social capital thesis argue?
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The more socially acceptable voting is made, the more youth will vote.
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