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Political Science

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 3hrs 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Country A has decided to adopt a government that is popularly elected, a constitution that provides and guarantees individual freedom and rights of its citizens, and a policy that accepts and recognizes all religions. Which among the following ideologies do you think guides country A in its choice?

a)

Fascism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Communism

d)

Conservatism

2.

Which among the following principles falls under the Communist ideology?

a)

Classless Society

b)

Individualism

c)

Free Enterprise

d)

Survival of the Fittest

3.

President X believes that the only way for his country to become “great” again is to impose solidarity among his citizens using propaganda, repression, and expansionist policy towards its neighboring countries. Based on this agenda, President X is an example of a...

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

c)

Capitalist

d)

Fascist

4.

President X believes that the only way for his country to become “great” again is to impose solidarity among his citizens using propaganda, repression, and expansionist policy towards its neighboring countries. Based on this agenda, President X is an example of a...

a)

Conservative

b)

Liberal

c)

Capitalist

d)

Fascist

5.

The following policies fall within the domain of the Socialist agenda, except …_________

a)

Free education for all

b)

Affordable health care

c)

Privatization of industries

d)

Price regulation/control

6.

If a society is to become communist, which of the following must be removed?

a)

Economy

b)

Social Classes

c)

Government

d)

State

7.

If a society is to become communist, which of the following must be removed?

a)

Economy

b)

Social Classes

c)

Government

d)

State

8.

It is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organized political action, whether this is intended to preserve, modify or overthrow the existing system of power

a)

Politics

b)

Power

c)

Political Ideologies

d)

Governance

9.

It is a more or less coherent set of ideas that provides the basis for organized political action, whether this is intended to preserve, modify or overthrow the existing system of power

a)

Politics

b)

Power

c)

Political Ideologies

d)

Governance

10.

This political ideology believe in the supreme importance of the individual and their commitment to individual freedom

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Conservatism

d)

Anarchism

11.

He proposes that equality should also be attained by the proletariat or middle class.

a)

Adam Smith

b)

Joseph Stalin

c)

Benito Mussolini

d)

Karl Marx

12.

This political ideology believed that absolute leadership and elite rule are natural and desirable

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Fascism

13.

This political ideology believed that absolute leadership and elite rule are natural and desirable

a)

Liberalism

b)

Socialism

c)

Anarchism

d)

Fascism

14.

Political ideology evaluates alternatives to the status quo and prescribes a preferred or desired social order

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Political ideology evaluates alternatives to the status quo and prescribes a preferred or desired social order

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Whose teachings were most of the ideas of communism based on?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Vladimir Lenin

c)

Karl Marx

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

17.

Communism was designed to empower the proletariat. The proletariat could be described as..?

a)

wealthy class

b)

working class

c)

dictator

d)

poor class

18.

How did Communism believe wealth should be distributed?

a)

equally

b)

90% wealthy 10% poor

c)

60% Wealthy

40% poor

d)

100% Poor

19.

Which political ideology is government systems based on extreme nationalism, choosing state over individual?

a)

Communism

b)

Capitalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Fascism

20.

Who was the totalitarian leader of Italy?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

21.

Who was the totalitarian leader of Italy?

a)

Joseph Stalin

b)

Benito Mussolini

c)

Adolf Hitler

d)

Franklin Roosevelt

22.

Which of the following was NOT found in totalitarian run Italy?

a)

censored radio and publications

b)

outlawed political parties

c)

established democracy

d)

established secret police

23.

This ideology favors traditional American values like Christianity.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Libertarianism

24.

This ideology favors government involvement in the economy, including government control of certain sectors.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Libertarianism

25.

This ideology is the ideological focus of the Republican Party in the United States

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Libertarianism

26.

This ideology is the ideological focus of the Democratic Party in the United States

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Libertarianism

27.

This ideology favors more government power to enforce economic equality, specifically.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

Libertarianism

28.

Which system of government will you find shared power between state and central government?

a)

democracy

b)

monarchy

c)

federal

d)

unitary

29.

Where is power centered in a unitary system?

a)

central government

b)

military

c)

state government

d)

dictator

30.

The national government and local government share power in a Federal system

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Ways government systems distribute power in a unitary state

a)

Local government holds all the power

b)

National government holds all the power

c)

Federal holds all the political power

32.

Which country is an example of a unitary government system?

a)

Australia

b)

Lebanon

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

United States

33.

People vote. Local, state, and national governments each have their own law. Government is extremely big because so many people are involved in running the country. Which government system does this describe?

a)

Unitary

b)

Federal

c)

Confederation

34.

How did Hobbes sum up people's quality of life in a state of nature?

a)

life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

b)

poor, nasty, brutish, and short

c)

fulfilling, long-lived, philosophical, and introspective

d)

scared, hungry, lonely, and cold

35.

According to Hobbes, people agreed to give up some __________________ in exchange for __________________ as part of the social contract.

a)

rights and power / protection

b)

food and shelter / weapons

c)

security and protection / freedom

d)

money / goods and services

36.

For both Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau, the social contract is an agreement between...

a)

plaintiff and defendant

b)

sovereign states

c)

companies and shareholders

d)

citizens and government

37.

Locke's inalienable rights include...

a)

life, liberty, and property

b)

freedom of speech, freedom to bear arms, and freedom of assembly

c)

life, property, and travel

38.

Which of these is an example of a failed state

a)

United States

b)

Canada

c)

Syria

d)

Mexico

39.

The organization of an area with a permanent population, a defined territory, a government, and the ability to make decisions for itself is a...

a)

state

b)

nation

c)

territory

d)

region

40.

State that is independent to make their own decisions and laws is said to have...

a)

legality

b)

nationalism

c)

sovereignty

d)

pluralism.

41.

The German People are a

a)

state

b)

nation

c)

nation-state