Political Ideologies Quiz 28 (20 MCQs)

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1. What political ideology was introduced by John Locke

Correct Answer: D) Liberalism.

2. An elected government or workers' council makes all legal production and distribution decisions.

Correct Answer: A) Socialism.

3. The process by which your opinion on political issues are shaped throughout your life

Correct Answer: A) Political Socialization.

4. " This Constitution and the laws of the United States ..... shall be the supreme law of the land ..... " What is the name of this clause?

Correct Answer: C) The supremacy clause.

5. Which ideology promotes extreme nationalism and a centralized, dictatorial government?

Correct Answer: B) Fascism.

6. An individual who wants to reform the political system illegally.

Correct Answer: D) Radical.

7. This generation was born between 1980 and 1994 and is also called Generation Y.

Correct Answer: B) Millennials.

8. Which ideology was the political doctrine that the people who lived in a region should determine for themselves the nature of their governments?

Correct Answer: A) Popular sovereignty.

9. A set of beliefs about political values, how a government should run, and how that government is involved in the role of a citizen's life.

Correct Answer: B) Political Ideology.

10. Which political ideology emphasizes traditional values and limited government intervention?

Correct Answer: C) Conservatism.

11. The process by which one develops their political beliefs is .....

Correct Answer: D) Political Socialization.

12. A political party's formal statement of its basic principles, objectives, and positions on major issues.

Correct Answer: B) Party Platform.

13. Instituted prohibition in the United States

Correct Answer: A) 18th.

14. It is a belief preferring group or community interest over individual interest.

Correct Answer: C) Collectivism.

15. What is the main goal of liberalism?

Correct Answer: A) Promote individual freedom, equality, and the protection of human rights.

16. Of Americans .....

Correct Answer: B) Identify as Independents.

17. A way to measure public opinion by interviewing a large sample of the population

Correct Answer: D) Mass survey.

18. Which ideology believes that the government is necessary to protect people from being harmed by others, ie. police and judges?

Correct Answer: A) Liberalism.

19. Polls can be used as a political tool:in other words, they can be .....

Correct Answer: C) Manipulated.

20. A consistent pattern of beliefs about political values and the role of government.

Correct Answer: D) Political ideology.