PSPA 210 Final, Fall 1995

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT : PSPA 210 FINAL EXAM The exam is timed for two hours of thinking and writing. Be careful not to plagiarize. (20p) ‘I. Explain the significance of two of the following: 1. Natural hierarchy 2. Passive Obedience 3. Religious Liberty Answer one of the following: Hobbes and Machiavelli. Deduce their prescriptions from their first assumptions. Be specific. Individualism, Liberty and Democracy. Evaluate them from the perspectives of Locke, and Rousseau. Be specific. (40 p) IIE. Answer the following question (obligatory). 1. Discuss the relationship between Marx's dialectic and his views on capitalism. Include in your discussion how Lenin differed from Marx on the question of capitalism and its transition to socialism. Be specific.