WorksheetsGE 1 : POLITICAL SELF
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Term for a monarchy in which the ruler's power is unchecked?
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Ceremonial monarchy
Federal monarchy
What name fits a monarchy whose role is mostly symbolic and limited by law?
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Military regime
One-party state
How did Hobbes describe life without a strong sovereign?
Cooperative peace
Natural rights
Brutish and short
Social contract
Which pair reflects Locke's basic claims about people's rights?
Divine rule
Unlimited power
Class privilege
Life; liberty
According to the file's summary of Rousseau, people are mainly formed by:
Social conditions
Divine nature
Genetic castes
Fixed reason
Kant's moral test asks you to act on:
Personal gain
Universal maxims
Blind obedience
Veil of ignorance
The 'veil of ignorance' is intended to make choices:
Self-interested
Partial
Impartial
Arbitrary
Rawls allows inequalities only if they:
Favor elites
Reduce rights
Are hereditary
Benefit poorest
What minimum age for voter registration is quoted in the file (Philippines)?
16 years
21 years
18 years
25 years
Which thinker is not listed with the modern social-contract group in the discussion?
Plato
Hobbes
Locke
Rousseau
