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Harvard University Political Ideologies and Conservative Mind Questions

 

Please answer both of the following questions as fully and completely as you can. Quote and cite the texts to support your arguments. And please do not plagiarize, which includes patch-writing. Do your own writing. The exam will be due in the dropbox labeled “Final Exam” by Sunday, May 2, at 11:59pm.

1. We have discussed several different political ideologies in this class over the course of the semester. Which ideology is the best at describing historical, political, and moral realities in your estimation? Defend your position by discussing the strengths of your chosen ideology and the relative weaknesses of the alternatives that we discussed. [HINT: this question is asking you to put the ideologies into dialogue with each other, comparing them to each other.]

2. Corey Robin’s book is about the nature of the conservative mind. List 5 essential elements of the conservative mind according to Robin (quote and cite the book). What historical and political figures embody those elements either individually or as group? Give examples of the elements in action in these historical figures.