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Politics and Government - Quiz #2

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It refers to a system of belief about how society should function, behave, and operate.

a)

Ideology

b)

Philosophy

c)

Psychology

d)

Theology

2.

Which of the following is NOT a function of political ideology?

a)

It creates laws in order to achieve a perfect society

b)

It offers an account of existing order by examining what works and what does not work.

c)

It outlines how political change or the desired social order can be achieved.

d)

It provides a model of a desired social order, a vision of Good Society

3.

It is the set of political beliefs emphasizing individual rights and liberties.

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

None of the Above

4.

What set of political beliefs emphasizes preservation of customs and traditions that define the character of a society?

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

None of the Above

5.

Which of the following describes a set of political beliefs emphasizing community and social equality?

a)

Conservatism

b)

Liberalism

c)

Socialism

d)

None of the Above

6.

Which of the following is NOT a key idea of Liberalism?

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Reason

7.

It is the core principle of Liberalism

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Reason

8.

What key idea of Liberalism is being described in the statement below? It is a desire to ensure that each person is able to act as he or she pleases or chooses.

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Reason

9.

Which is true about the key ideas of Conservatism?

a)

Authority, Consent, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition

b)

Authority, Equality ,Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition

c)

Authority, Human imperfection, Pragmatism , Property, Tradition

d)

Consent, Human imperfection, Pragmatism, Tradition, Toleration

10.

What belief states that action should be shaped by practical circumstances and practical goals, or simply by “what works”?

a)

Authority

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Pragmatism

11.

The key idea of Socialism that emphasizes on nurture over nature.

a)

Community

b)

Fraternity

c)

Social Class

d)

Social Equality

12.

The key idea of Conservatism that reflects the accumulated wisdom of the past, institutions and practices that have been ‘tested by time’, and advocates that it should be preserved.

a)

Laws

b)

Norms

c)

Religion

d)

Tradition

13.

Which is NOT a key idea of liberalism on reason?

a)

Belief in progress and the capacity of human beings to resolve their differences through debate and argument

b)

Belief in the supreme importance of the human

c)

Faith in the ability of individuals to make wise judgments

d)

Individuals as the best judges of their own interests

14.

It is the central value of Socialism.

a)

Fraternity

b)

Freedom

c)

Individualism

d)

Social Equality

15.

A political ideology that prefers cooperation over competition and favors collectivism over individualism.

a)

Communism

b)

Conservatism

c)

Liberalism

d)

Socialism