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POLI 202 WESTERN POLITICAL HERITAGE
HANCOCK BYU INDEPENDENT STUDY EXAM
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
Which of the following features of the Declaration of
Independence makes it a more "conservative" document? - -
correct answer - -ONE OF THE FIVE
the appeal to natural rights as grounded in "laws of nature and
nature's God"
the grievances that refer to the traditional rights of Englishmen
the basing of government authority on the consent of the
governed
All of the above are correct.
Only a & b are correct.
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Which of the following citations represents the clear departure
from modern rationalism in Federalist no. 49? - -correct answer - -
"frequent appeals would . . . deprive the government of that
veneration which time bestows . . . The reason of man . . .
acquires firmness and confidence" from opinions "ancient as well
as numerous."
According to Hancock, in what framework is the American
assertion of rights set (as discussed in the Declaration of
Independence) that makes those rights more than "simply human
assertions"? - -correct answer - -"the laws of nature and nature's
God"
According to Bénéton (in the prologue of Equality by Default),
what is the main obstacle to true education in the contemporary
world? - -correct answer - -Knowledge has become separated
from life, and is seen as merely utilitarian.
According to Professor Hancock in Thinking Politically, what is the
key difference between ancient (or classical) political philosophy
and modern political philosophy? - -correct answer - -Modern
political philosophy repudiates the classical question of the good.
POLI 202 WESTERN POLITICAL HERITAGE
HANCOCK BYU INDEPENDENT STUDY EXAM
2025 BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS.
Which of the following features of the Declaration of
Independence makes it a more "conservative" document? - -
correct answer - -ONE OF THE FIVE
the appeal to natural rights as grounded in "laws of nature and
nature's God"
the grievances that refer to the traditional rights of Englishmen
the basing of government authority on the consent of the
governed
All of the above are correct.
Only a & b are correct.
, Page | 2
Which of the following citations represents the clear departure
from modern rationalism in Federalist no. 49? - -correct answer - -
"frequent appeals would . . . deprive the government of that
veneration which time bestows . . . The reason of man . . .
acquires firmness and confidence" from opinions "ancient as well
as numerous."
According to Hancock, in what framework is the American
assertion of rights set (as discussed in the Declaration of
Independence) that makes those rights more than "simply human
assertions"? - -correct answer - -"the laws of nature and nature's
God"
According to Bénéton (in the prologue of Equality by Default),
what is the main obstacle to true education in the contemporary
world? - -correct answer - -Knowledge has become separated
from life, and is seen as merely utilitarian.
According to Professor Hancock in Thinking Politically, what is the
key difference between ancient (or classical) political philosophy
and modern political philosophy? - -correct answer - -Modern
political philosophy repudiates the classical question of the good.
