5 PolSoc Pre-Xmas Quiz

What does the term 'political spectrum' refer to?

One difference between left / right political positions is:

• low taxation for public services / high taxation for public services

• larger welfare state / small to no welfare state

• religious intolerance / religious freedom

Modern Liberals believe that it is the state's primary duty to protect the rights of individuals and to promote liberty and equality

• True

• False

Hobbes argued that (a)   is the best form of government.

Two stakeholders in the Irish education system are

• Parents and the Christian Churches

• Students and Teachers

• Government and Board of Management

• Local Business and the Patron

Emile Durkheim's theory of society is known as

(a)  

Tick all that were important to John Locke

• Liberty

• Life

• Violence

• Property

• Small Government

Paulo Freire criticised traditional educational methods. He said that it was wholly focused on (a)   and this meant that students were merely vessels to be filled.

The theory which tries to answer the question as to how much power the government should have over its citizens is known as (a)  

Excessive rules limit personal freedom. Select the theorist who thought this.

• Paulo Freire

• John Stuart Mill

• Thomas Hobbes

• C. Wright Mills

• Emile Durkheim