Ahtg - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

"New Immigrants" came to the United States in large numbers from 1905 till 1915. Claim: Most of these "New Immigrants" did not speak English. True False - ️️True The Rothstein chapter describes racist violence against black families trying to move into white neighborhoods. The chapter also describes how state and federal authorities either promoted or did not prevent these civil rights abuses. Claim: The passage of the 1968 Fair Housing Act did not end such violence. True Fa...

according to john judis, what are current populists fighting against? - ️️market liberalism according to Justice ch 6, how does Rawls believe that we would write a social contract if we did so before we knew what our standing in society would be? - ️️we would create a contract that would protect us if we became poor in case we were so unfortunate according to Justice ch 6, the leaky toilet example illustrates multiple moral limits of contracts. all of the following are moral limits inc...

According to Sandel, what does Aristotle believe is the purpose of politics? - ️️To help people live "the good life" through promoting virtue among citizens. According to the authors, how many African Americans were lynched between 1889 and 1918? - ️️More than 2,500 According to the reading "All the Rage" by John Judis, what is the dominant feature of all populist campaigns? - ️️Populist campaign are a proponent for "the people" taking action against the elite or ...

Q1 Puritan beliefs had a great impact on American ideals and character. All of the following illustrate basic Puritan beliefs EXCEPT: A. Sandy believes that God has already chosen her and others to be saved, and that they should come together to build an exemplary society. B. Ryan believes that it is his calling to be an accountant and that any prosperity he gains from work is a sign of God's pleasure. C. Steven believes that human nature is different for each individual and that everyone ...

Which situation most closely aligns with Puritan Calvinist princples? - ️️Ellie works at a bakery. She rises before dawn and works on perfecting her pastries, even though her boss does not require this, because she feels a desire to share her God-given talents. Which statement best describes a key development that enabled the Jamestown settlers to start carving a path our of the Human Predicament? - ️️They elected representatives to the House of Burgesses, which gave them hands-on polit...

Individuals should specialize in the production of goods or services in which they have the lowest opportunity cost and then trade. This best describes which of the following economic principles? - ️️Law of Comparative Advantage Jonathan Haidt argues that people have six moral tastebuds. Conservatives and liberals (progressives) have three of these in common, but conservatives have three additional ones that liberals tend to lack. The "extra" tastebuds that liberals lack include all t...

What does opportunity cost refer to? - ️️The cost of the next-best alternative. Not necessarily a monetary cost, but what you are giving up. What does specialization refer to? - ️️Without being completely self-sufficient, we need to specialize in something we can exchange with others. What is a command/planned economy? - ️️An economic system where the government controls exchanges and the allocation of resources--government agencies decide what will be produced and by whom. What i...

Court Party - ️️an English political party attached to the royal court and centers of British political power; known also as the "Tories" and accused of corruption and subversion by the country party How can structure be applied? - ️️-Because we can predict people to be self-interested, we can design structures to make it in their self-interest to do the virtuous thing. -However, relying ONLY on self interest results in a society lacking character. How do virtue and structure ap...