What elements of classical liberalism and classical conservatism are found in contemporary conservatism in the U.S.?

• In developing and writing your answers, use only the course materials identified in Modules 1, 2, and 3—including the course lecture videos, films and film clips, Grigsby and other required reading. (The files that I attached.) Use of any outside materials or persons will result in a grade of Zero.
Exam #1 Questions. Write cohesive paragraph responses to the three sets of questions below. Write a minimum of 400 words (but no more than 500 words) to each of the three questions. Altogether you should write a total of between a minimum of 1200 words and a maximum of 1500 words. Note, you are not writing a single essay. Instead you are writing answers in cohesive paragraphs to each of the three questions. Grading rubrics for the questions’ answers are listed at the bottom of this document. The rest of the exam instructions are below.

Question answers that are less than the required minimum of 400 words will receive a grade of Zero.

Background:
Locke’s political philosophy is viewed by scholars as having been revolutionary for his time and as having been the most important theory in shaping U.S. political culture, the U.S. constitution and governmental institutions and their relationships with the U.S. people as they evolved over the course of the 18th to 19th centuries. The political philosophy of Edmund Burke and classical conservatism political ideology had much less influence on the U.S. than Locke’s theory and the classical liberal political ideology. Political ideologies do and must change over time as conditions of a society change. The political ideology of contemporary liberalism is distinctly different from the political ideology of its predecessor, classical liberalism. By contrast, the political ideology of contemporary conservatism while distinctly different from classical liberalism, does seem to draw more elements from classical liberalism (and also classical conservatism) than does contemporary liberalism.

33% Exam Question #1: What was so “revolutionary” about Locke’s political philosophy and why? What is evidence of the influence of classical liberalism on U.S. political culture, governmental institutions and politics in the U.S.?

33% Exam Question #2: Why have Burke’s ideas had so much less influence on the U.S. than those of Locke? Is there any evidence Burke’s philosophy and classical conservatism has had some influence on U.S. political culture, governmental institutions or politics? If yes, how?

34% Exam Question #3: What elements of classical liberalism and classical conservatism are found in contemporary conservatism in the U.S.? What elements of these two classical political ideologies are found in contemporary liberalism in the U.S.?

Exam Instructions:
• DO NOT use quotes in your answers to questions 1, 2 and 3.
• Do not include the question itself in your answers.• Identify the word length of each answer by placing the word length next to the question number at the top of the question (Question # 1, word length 424).

• Use in-text citations for the points you discuss drawn from course materials. These in-text citations do not count for the essay word length. For example, if you make a point in your own words that was presented in your textbook use (Grig, pg. #) to cite it. For other course reading use citations such as this: (Locke, ch.2, pg #). For power-point video lectures (vl 3, 2)—meaning video lecture module 3, slide 2)) and for the powerpoint slides alone use: (ppt 3, 2). For films and PBS videos and film clips note the abbreviated names of the film or film clip. In short, cite all materials. If possible provide page numbers/slide numbers for the reading and lecture video for your in-text cites. To prevent in-text cites from being distracting and clunky, abbreviate the source name. You can provide a list of the abbreviated names of source material with their complete names at the end of your exam answers.
Do not plagiarize– intentionally or unintentionally. I will be using Turnitin.com by submitting your exam answers to Turnitin myself to check and ensure your answers do not have any citation problems. Should I see a problem, I will contact you about it. You do not need to do anything with Turnitin.com. I assume there will not be any problems with your exam answers.

On Writing: This is a formal writing assignment. For each answer, write using the “active” (not “passive”) voice, use complete sentences, cohesive paragraphs, and appropriate word usage, punctuation, grammar and spelling. Review the two documents–one on writing an essay and the second on what is and isn’t plagiarism— taken from Purdue University’s On-line Writing Lab posted in this Exam Module. Go to the Purdue OWL website to review the rules on writing cohesive paragraphs, writing with an “active” not passive voice, and writing using correct word usage, punctuation and grammar.

Exam 1 Content & Writing Grading Rubrics
Grade Interpretation Exam 1 Answer Content Criteria

33-30 Excellent The Answer Content is very good or excellent in overall quality.
All of the most important course facts/concepts/theories/perspectives are accurately applied in the answer.
The discussion flows well.
The application of course concepts/theories/perspectives and use of course material to describe/explain the answer question(s) is creative, insightful and sophisticated.
The answer provides excellent illustrations/examples of course concepts/theories/perspectives.

29-26 Above Average The Answer Content lacks at least one of the above qualities, but is above average in quality.
Nearly all of the most important course facts/concepts/theories/perspectives are accurately applied in the answer.
The discussion generally flows well, but in places may need some reorganization.
The application of course concepts/theories/perspectives and use of course material to describe/explain the answer question(s) is mostly effective but lacks sophistication or creativity.
The answer provides accurate and appropriate illustrations/examples of most course concepts/theories/perspectives.

25-21 Average The Answer Content lacks at least two or three of the above qualities.
Only half of the most appropriate course facts/concepts/theories/principles are accurately applied in the answer.
The answer discussion does not flow well, but despite organizational problems most of the points made can be understood.
The application of course concepts/theories/perspectives and use of course material to describe/explain the answer question(s) lacks much thought or insight. Some of the answer’s illustrations/examples of course concepts/theories/perspectives are confusing or inaccurate or inappropriate.
The inclusion of personal opinion/subjective statements or personal experiences often fall into this category or the “unacceptable” category below.

20-0 Unacceptable The Answer Content fails to demonstrate knowledge of the course facts/concepts/theories/principles
OR the Answer Content does not meet the assignment criteria, including insufficient length or application of course materials
OR the Answer Content uses materials not identified as acceptable for the exam answer.

Grade Interpretation Exam 1 Answer Writing Criteria

33-30 Excellent The Answer Writing is logically organized and sentences are well structured.
It has no word usage, spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors.
The writing is clear and effective.

30-26 Above Average The Answer Writing is adequately organized.
It may contain minor word usage, spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors, but these are minor and do not distract from the points made.
The writing is reasonably clear.

25-21 Average The Answer Writing’s organization is adequate.
It has several word problems with sentence structure, word usage, spelling, punctuation and/or grammar.
These problems may affect the clarity of the writing, at least in places.

20-0 Unacceptable The Answer Writing is poorly organized and/or has serious errors in sentence structure, word usage, spelling, punctuation and/or grammar. As a result it is difficult to understand.