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Political Ideologies Full

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which political ideology would majority of Americans probably say is the way a government should function?

a)

Democracy

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Conservatism

2.

Democracy is made up of two Greek words, Demos and Kratia. What does Demos mean?

a)

People

b)

Power

c)

Freedom

d)

Justice

3.

Democracy is made up of two Greek words, Demos and Kratia. What does Kratia mean?

a)

People

b)

Power

c)

Justice

d)

Freedom

4.

Democracy has always been a popular political ideology for Christians throughout history.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

One thing that democracy assumes is that people will always vote according to

a)

The best interest of themselves

b)

The best interest of the nation

c)

The best interest of their jobs

d)

The best interest of their friends

6.

Christians worried that if a Democracy that could determine morality laws, what would stop it from morally self-destructing.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following things did the notes not mention Democracy helping stop?

a)

Slavery in the US

b)

Totalitarianism in Europe

c)

Communism in the USSR

d)

Revolution in Canada

8.

Since all people are image-bearers and told to rule, it seems natural that all would have a say in the political process.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

A Democracy sees authority as evil, and equality as the solution.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

The success of Democracy is dependent on

a)

The freedom of a nation

b)

The values of a nation

c)

The justice it provides

d)

The democratic structure

11.

What political ideology usually refers to the belief in the value of traditional practices, values, and institutions in a society?

a)

Liberalism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialism

12.

Conservatism is the same no matter where you are in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Conservatism means nothing until you know what the person wants to conserve.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Which one is not one of the three strands of American Conservatism?

a)

Traditional

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Classical

d)

Neo

15.

Which type of Conservatism believes in a created order and that society will collapse if it is violated?

a)

Traditional

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Neo

d)

Classical

16.

Which type of Conservatism wants the government to ensure justice on moral issues?

a)

Traditional

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Neo

d)

Classical

17.

Which type of Conservatism says that people should be able to do as they please?

a)

Traditional

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Neo

d)

Classical

18.

Which type of Conservatism wants to conserve liberalism (not progressive), and thinks that moral issues can get in the way of good politics?

a)

Traditional

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Neo

d)

Classical

19.

Which type of Conservatism began in support of the New Deal and Civil Rights legislation because they thought it was morally right?

a)

Traditional

b)

Laissez-Faire

c)

Neo

d)

Classical

20.

The biggest evaluation of American Conservatism could be that it looks to culture as an infallible standard.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

In socialism, eliminating economic inequality helps create

a)

Utopia

b)

Justice

c)

Liberty

d)

Morals

22.

Who believed Socialism would rise through class warfare and lead to revolution?

a)

Karl Marx

b)

Robert Owen

c)

John Locke

d)

Adam Smith

23.

Marx argued that the upper-class employers were in a fatal conflict with the lower-class workers. What is another word for the lower class workers?

a)

Proletariat

b)

Bourgeoisie

c)

Workers

d)

Hired help

24.

Marx thought that if you owned or managed a business, that you were part of the working class.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

A Socialist revolution, as Marx described it, has happened.

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Which of the following is not one of the things about Socialism that Christians should agree with?

a)

Emphasizes the equality of people

b)

Against oppression of others

c)

People live life out in communities

d)

Owning property is considered evil

27.

What is Liberalsim's fundamental value?

a)

Money

b)

Freedom

c)

Conservation

d)

Equality

28.

Which of the following was not a type of Liberalism that we discussed in class?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

29.

Which form of Liberalism believes human have basic natural rights and that the government is the greatest threat to these rights?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

30.

Which form of Liberalism is not opposed to the government, just wants it to have limited power and that if it took too much power, that the people should be able to rebel

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

31.

Which form of Liberalism believes that all people are created equal, but not all people will live equally?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

32.

Which form of Liberalism thought that the inequality of working people and the wealthy was the greatest threat to liberty?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

33.

Which form of Liberalism thought that moral judgements of other people are suspect, even though many of them go against God's created order?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

34.

Which form of Liberalism wants a very limited role of the government, or no role at all?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

35.

Which form of Liberalism might say that everything should be privately owned, and nothing should be run by tax dollars?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

36.

Which form of Liberalism might say that the main role of the government is to protect from foreign invaders, and from neighbors who would harm us?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

37.

Which form of Liberalism is critiqued in that it gives incentives for good behavior and does not take any moral considerations into those incentives?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

38.

Which form of Liberalism can work to free people from creational norms, like gender roles or sexual morality, which is against Scripture?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

39.

Which form of Liberalism sees the government as a necessary evil, where Scripture teaches that it is a God-established good, even though it is fallen and not perfect?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

40.

Liberalism often looks to freedom as a savior from many problems.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Liberty, like justice, does not have to be based on moral judgments.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

Which form of Liberalism wants the government to take away the consequences of people's negative actions?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

43.

Which form of Liberalism relied on the government to ensure its freedoms?

a)

Classical

b)

Progressive

c)

Libertarian

d)

Fundamental

44.

Which of the following was not one of the virtues that a person with a Biblical Worldview should hold toward their governments?

a)

Boldness

b)

Humility

c)

Respect

d)

Kindness

45.

Humans must have authority structures as we carry out the Creation Mandate.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Which of the following is not an example of justice?

a)

Take justice yourself

b)

Let God bring justice

c)

Let God take justice through the government

d)

Call Batman

47.

What should be the ultimate goal of any government?

a)

Justice

b)

Morality

c)

Eliminating Poverty

d)

Defense

48.

Which part of what a government should do is protecting its citizens from threats to its people or government?

a)

Justice

b)

Defense

c)

Morality

d)

Eliminating Poverty

49.

Which part of what a government should do is to provide aid to people in destitution because of disaster, personal choices, or corruption?

a)

Justice

b)

Morality

c)

Defense

d)

Eliminating Poverty

50.

Which part of what a government should do is to show that some things are wrong in a way that is not only formal or legal, but personal. It attacks who we are as image bearers.

a)

Justice

b)

Morality

c)

Defense

d)

Eliminate Poverty

51.

What type of government looks to freedom as a savior and not Jesus?

a)

Socialism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Democracy

d)

Socialism

52.

A kind of secular political, economic, sociological worldview with its own conception of the Fall, hope, and plan for salvation.

a)

Ideology

b)

Utopia

c)

Free Market

d)

Natural Law

53.

An idealistically perfect society or world

a)

Ideology

b)

Utopia

c)

Free Market

d)

Natural Law

54.

A economic system that is free from intervention or control by the government

a)

Ideology

b)

Utopia

c)

Free Market

d)

Natural Law

55.

The created social order designed by God by which the world must function

a)

Ideology

b)

Utopia

c)

Free Market

d)

Natural Law

56.

Rule by one person for the common good

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Commonwealth

57.

Rule by a few for the common good

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Commonwealth

58.

Rule by the many for the common good

a)

Monarchy

b)

Aristocracy

c)

Commonwealth

59.

Rule by one person for self-interest

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Pure Democracy

60.

Rule by a few for self-interest

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Pure Democracy

61.

Rule by many for self-interest

a)

Tyranny

b)

Oligarchy

c)

Pure Democracy

62.

How should the church and the government get along, according to the the Scriptures?

a)

Church over Gov't

b)

Gov't over Church

c)

Civil Religion

d)

Church excluded from Gov't

e)

Church influences the Gov't