This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ideologies > Political > Political Ideologies – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Ideologies Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is it about a free enterprise system that is so quintessentially American? A) It supports the American values of democracy and liberty. B) It supports the American values of civic duty and individual responsibility. C) It supports the American values of liberty and individual responsibility. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It supports the American values of liberty and individual responsibility. 2. An economic system in which a country's trade and industry and controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state A) Capitalism. B) Socialism. C) Communism. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalism. 3. The sum of government deficits over time. A) Federal Budget. B) National Debt. C) Deficit. D) Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Debt. 4. Sustained way of thinking about political and economic life (usually applied to a nation) A) Political party. B) Political socialization. C) Political ideology. D) Political culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political culture. 5. Democrat A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 6. Prioritizes social progress, endorsing policies that aim to address inequalities and enhance opportunities for all. A) Anarchism. B) Socialism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. E) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberalism. 7. A political ideology valuing tradition, social stability, often emphasizing the preservation of established institutions and values. A) Conservatism. B) Individualism. C) Liberalism. D) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservatism. 8. What is the synonym for instability? A) Peace. B) Chaos. C) Harmony. D) Order. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chaos. 9. Elmer believes that it is the duty of any government to ensure that every person's right to live, to own property, and to enjoy freedom within the bounds of the law. This makes Elmer an advocate of which ideology? A) Communism. B) Conservatism. C) Liberalism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Capitalism. 10. As you go to the right on the political spectrum you become more ..... ; meaning changing towards more traditional views and desires A) Progressive. B) Retrogressive. C) Ingressive. D) Outgressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Retrogressive. 11. Use of violence or threats of violence to intimidate or coerce. A) Terrorism. B) Political Activism. C) Freedom Fighters. D) Revolutionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Terrorism. 12. Leaders often cultivate a cult of personality, presenting themselves as charismatic and all-powerful figures who embody the ideals of the nation. A) Anarchism. B) Socialism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. E) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Fascism. 13. System of ideas of economic and political theories A) Ideology. B) Political Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideology. 14. Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture? A) Legal equality. B) Political equality. C) Economic equality. D) Freedom of religion. E) Freedom of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic equality. 15. It is the principle of self-governance and self-determination, allowing individuals or entities to make decisions independently without external interference. A) Collectivism. B) Autonomy. C) Neo-conservatism. D) Anarchism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Autonomy. 16. What ideology sees the government as the driving instrument of change? A) Reactionaries. B) Radicals. C) Liberals. D) Conservatives. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberals. 17. Left or right? "Universal health care is a human right." A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 18. The Constitution gives a specific list of powers to the states. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Carol was walking down the hallway at the hotel she was staying at when she overheard a woman speaking Spanish on the phone. When the woman got off the phone, Carol asked her to please change the towels out in her room. She assumed that because she was Hispanic, she must be apart of the cleaning staff. A) Nationalism. B) Racism. C) Capitalism. D) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Racism. 20. Who establishes public schools? A) Federal. B) State. C) Shared. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State. ← 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