PSCI 131 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: American Exceptionalism, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series, Deontological Ethics
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Idea of israel as the promised land: american colonists saw the united states as a new israel , evolved to refer to the democracy as the promised land. Idea of american exceptionalism: mead schools, jeffersonianism, believe in protecting liberty at home and that the best way to do that is to avoid entanglements abroad. Isolationism to protect democracy: both militaristic and economic, modern era less focused on economic, least costly way possible, wilsonianism, moral obligation to promote democracy abroad, hamiltonianism, economic focus, jacksonian, white man"s burden. Individuals making rational choices: realist, role of the public - negative. Individual more capable of rationality: turning point: spanish american war, responding to an id question, for an example. 54 40 or fight : moment/ call to action, the idea that expansionism should go all the way to what is now. In a colonial fashion: america making colonies that are not intended to become states, like the philippines.
