Liberals would consider all of the following measures to be good ways of addressing the problems of capitalism EXCEPT:
a) Enacting legislation setting a minimum wage. b) Requiring decent working conditions. c) Outlawing unsafe products. d) Deregulating business activities.
Liberals believe that the best economic system is
a) capitalism. b) conservatism. c) communism. d) democratic socialism.
Which of the following is NOT an example of the liberal understanding of the causes of the human condition?
a) An increase in unemployment leads to higher crime rates. b) Drug addiction is shown to be in large part a function of the disintegrating economies of inner cities. c) Abusive adults are known to have been disproportionately the victims of abuse themselves. d) People who commit robberies have an excessive need for immediate gratification and are lazy.
Liberals and conservatives disagree on the source of people's individual flaws. Liberals believe that these flaws are largely a result of:
a) the environment. b) innate characteristics. c) genes. d) regional location.
Liberals agree with conservatives on the root of human nature. What is both the liberal and the conservative position on human nature?
a) People are fundamentally good. b) People are more interested in economics than they are in politics. c) People are more interested in politics than they are in economics. d) People are fundamentally self-regarding.
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