This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Ideologies > Political > Political Ideologies – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Ideologies Quiz 17 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A method of systematically polling a selected group of people who are representative of the total population A) Media. B) Public Agenda. C) Political Socialization. D) Sampling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sampling. 2. What does a large margin of error say about a poll's results? A) It is not necessarily accurate. B) It is fairly accurate. C) Its results are incorrect. D) Its results are validated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is not necessarily accurate. 3. All of these functions of ideologies are true, EXCEPT A) Ideology instill in its supporters a feeling of superiority so the ideal polity can be materialize. B) Ideology addresses the basic human psychological needs. C) Ideology is essential. D) Ideology is powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ideology instill in its supporters a feeling of superiority so the ideal polity can be materialize. 4. Welfare programs is an example of ..... A) Big Government. B) Small Government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big Government. 5. Which ideology is more closely associated with the "Right" end of the American political spectrum? A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 6. What is the definition of inflation? A) A general increase in prices. B) A general decrease in prices. C) A stable economy. D) A decrease in purchasing power. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A general increase in prices. 7. Which political ideology believes in individual liberty, equality, and limited government? A) Authoritarianism. B) Liberalism. C) Libertarianism. D) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberalism. 8. An independent agency of the federal government established in 1913 to regulate the nation's banking, financial industry, and monetary policy. A) Public Policy. B) Policy Entrepreneurs. C) Federal Reserve Board. D) Iron Triangle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Federal Reserve Board. 9. Which political ideology supports government intervention to benefit historically marginalized groups? A) Conservatism. B) Libertarianism. C) Anarchism. D) Liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberalism. 10. Socialists have a ..... view of human nature A) Negative. B) Positive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive. 11. Laws requiring citizens to show a government-issued photo ID in order to vote. A) Literacy Test. B) Poll Tax. C) Grandfather Clause. D) White Primary. E) Voter Identification Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Voter Identification Law. 12. Which political ideology believes in individual liberty and limited government intervention in the economy? A) Libertarianism. B) Authoritarianism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Libertarianism. 13. A poll in which responses are obtained in a number of consecutive periods A) Exit poll. B) Mass survey. C) Focus group. D) Benchmark/tracking poll. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Benchmark/tracking poll. 14. A complex and controversial political ideology associated with authoritarianism, nationalism, and extreme anti-liberalism. A) Fascism. B) Anarchism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. E) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascism. 15. It is based the concept of unrestricted freedom A) Anarchism. B) Feminism. C) Liberalism. D) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anarchism. 16. This is a network of org. know/beliefs:it guides a person's processing of info on a particular subject A) Mental Framework. B) Opinion Schema. C) Thought Network. D) Political Socialization. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opinion Schema. 17. Which political ideology advocates for the abolition of private property and the establishment of a classless society? A) Socialism. B) Communism. C) Capitalism. D) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Communism. 18. What is the main belief of American conservatives regarding the free market? A) It will provide the greatest economic opportunity. B) It should be regulated by the government. C) It benefits historically marginalized groups. D) It poses a threat to individual liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It will provide the greatest economic opportunity. 19. The "Solid South" is in reference to the tendency of Southern voters to A) Have good voter turnout on election day. B) Vote in recent elections for Democratic candidates. C) Vote in recent elections for Republican candidates. D) Vote consistently for Democratic candidates in both the state and national elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vote in recent elections for Republican candidates. 20. Most extreme version of ..... is ..... A) Socialism; Communism. B) Terrorism; Political Activism. C) Populism; Fundamentalism. D) Communism; Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Socialism; Communism. 21. " ..... we are stronger when we have an economy that works for everyone ..... an economy that grows incomes for working people, creates good-paying jobs, and puts a middle-class life within reach for more Americans." A) Green Party. B) Democratic Party. C) Libertarian Party. D) Republican Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Democratic Party. 22. The difference between what the sample results show and what the true result would be if everyone had been interviewed A) Sampling Error. B) Political Socialization. C) Intensity. D) Public Agenda. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sampling Error. 23. Which political ideology emphasizes the importance of social equality and the welfare of all individuals? A) Fascism. B) Anarchism. C) Capitalism. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Socialism. 24. A regime seeks to control not simply political life, but society in all its features:institutional, economic, moral and personal, thereby affecting every person A) Liberal Democracy. B) Authoritarianism. C) Totalitarianism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Authoritarianism. 25. Which political ideology advocates for women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men? A) Republic. B) Oligarchy. C) Monarchy. D) Identity/Feminism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Identity/Feminism. 26. A movement that promotes the idea of a forcibly monolithic, regimented nation under the control of an autocratic ruler. A) Fascism. B) Anarchism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascism. 27. What influences a person's political ideology? A) Social institutions such as family, school, media, and peers. B) Education level, income, race/ethnicity, religion, region, gender, and age. C) Different ethical and philosophical principles/beliefs. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Political ideology that generally supports the idea that the federal government should take a less active role in the nation's problems. Favors less intervention on economic issues and more intervention on social issues. Tends to value tradition. A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Populism. D) Libertarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservative. 29. Where did Ms. Gonzalez go to college for her undergraduate degree? A) San Diego State University. B) UC San Diego. C) UC Los Angeles. D) University of San Diego. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) UC San Diego. 30. The belief the government must manage the economy by spending more money when in a recession and cutting spending when there is inflation A) Iron Triangle. B) Gross Domestic Product (GDP). C) Individualism. D) Keynesian Economics. 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