This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ideologies > Political > Political Ideologies – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Ideologies Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the definition of foreign policy? A) A government's strategy in dealing with domestic affairs. B) A government's strategy in dealing with other nations. C) A government's strategy in dealing with economic policies. D) A government's strategy in dealing with military operations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A government's strategy in dealing with other nations. 2. It is as an activity that involves the interaction of people, whose relationship is characterized by conflict and cooperation, and who come together to solve such disagreements through binding solutions A) Politics. B) Government. C) Governance. D) Political Ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Politics. 3. When it comes to welfare, conservatives ....., and liberals ..... A) Encourage self-reliance (being able to support yourself); favor government assistance. B) Favor government assistance programs; support self-reliance (being able to support yourself). C) Are completely against welfare; fully support government assistance for all. D) Favor assistance for the elderly; favor assistance for all. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Encourage self-reliance (being able to support yourself); favor government assistance. 4. Why do Conservatives believe inequality is a good thing in society? A) They just like having poor people about. B) Keeps people motivated to improve, to be ambitious and climb up the social ladder. This facilitates innovation in business, Science and ensures society is hard working and not reliant on the state. C) Everyone needs someone else to look down upon to make themselves feel better about their own life. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeps people motivated to improve, to be ambitious and climb up the social ladder. This facilitates innovation in business, Science and ensures society is hard working and not reliant on the state. 5. An extreme form of authoritarianism. A) Totalitarianism. B) Nationalism. C) LIberalism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Totalitarianism. 6. Which theorist said ' change is only necessary in order to conserve '? A) Edmund Burke. B) Karl Marx. C) Plato. D) Limmy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Edmund Burke. 7. A political ideology and a form of government in which representative democracy operates under the principle that groups with differing political views have the opportunity to peacefully achieve legitimate political power A) Liberal democracy. B) Authoritarianism. C) Totalitarianism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal democracy. 8. State ownership of certain industries/businesses ( eg government owning the trains, water and health) describes A) Nationalisation. B) Privatization. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nationalisation. 9. What is the basis of Capitalism? A) Welfare programs. B) A democratically elected leadership. C) High taxes. D) Private ownership of the means of production. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Private ownership of the means of production. 10. Fred is a ..... who prefers a Socialist system where the government controls businesses and people are treated equally. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberal. 11. A governmental system in a given country or region in which the levers of power are exclusively in the hands of a group or an individual whose decisions are not subject to control from below A) Socialism. B) Authoritarianism. C) Democracy. D) Totalitarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authoritarianism. 12. Has been strongly opposed to communism and leftist ideologies, viewing them as threats to the established order. A) Anarchism. B) Socialism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. E) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Fascism. 13. Repository of acquired wisdom; collection of best knowledge from many years of practice A) Conservatism. B) Marxism. C) Liberalism. D) Anarchism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservatism. 14. What is the term for a political system with 2 houses? A) Bicameral. B) Tricameral. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bicameral. 15. What do American liberals believe about government intervention in the economy? A) They think government intervention is unnecessary. B) They believe government can help solve problems and support intervention. C) They support minimal government intervention. D) They believe government intervention only benefits the wealthy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They believe government can help solve problems and support intervention. 16. According to Marx, there have been two classes:the 'haves' and the 'have nots' or in other words, the ..... A) Rich and poor. B) Bourgeoisie and proletariat. C) Privileged and underprivileged. D) Upper class and lower class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bourgeoisie and proletariat. 17. An authoritarian ideology characterized by strong nationalism, centralized power, and often totalitarian rule. A) Fascism. B) Conservatism. C) Collectivism. D) Anarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascism. 18. The belief in freedoms such as freedom of religion and freedom of speech is associated with which ideology? A) Democracy. B) Fascism. C) Communism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Democracy. 19. Which political ideology emphasizes the importance of community and collective responsibility? A) Libertarianism. B) Capitalism. C) Anarchism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialism. 20. The process by which we develop our political values and opinions (parents, schools, and location help influence us) A) Pure Democracy. B) Political Socialization. C) Popular Sovereignty. D) Representative Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Socialization. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesIdeologies QuizzesPolitical Ideologies Quiz 1Political Ideologies Quiz 2Political Ideologies Quiz 3Political Ideologies Quiz 4Political Ideologies Quiz 5Political Ideologies Quiz 6Political Ideologies Quiz 7Political Ideologies Quiz 8Political Ideologies Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books