This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Ideologies > Political > Political Ideologies – Quiz 28 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Ideologies Quiz 28 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. The sum of government deficits over time. A) National Debt. B) Federal Budget. C) Deficit. D) Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) National Debt. 3. Sustained way of thinking about political and economic life (usually applied to a nation) A) Political ideology. B) Political socialization. C) Political party. D) Political culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political culture. 4. Prioritizes social progress, endorsing policies that aim to address inequalities and enhance opportunities for all. A) Conservatism. B) Socialism. C) Anarchism. D) Liberalism. E) Fascism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberalism. 5. A political ideology valuing tradition, social stability, often emphasizing the preservation of established institutions and values. A) Fascism. B) Individualism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservatism. 6. What is the synonym for instability? A) Order. B) Harmony. C) Peace. D) Chaos. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Chaos. 7. 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) Capitalism. B) Communism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Capitalism. 8. As you go to the right on the political spectrum you become more ..... ; meaning changing towards more traditional views and desires A) Retrogressive. B) Ingressive. C) Outgressive. D) Progressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retrogressive. 9. Use of violence or threats of violence to intimidate or coerce. A) Freedom Fighters. B) Revolutionaries. C) Political Activism. D) Terrorism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Terrorism. 10. Leaders often cultivate a cult of personality, presenting themselves as charismatic and all-powerful figures who embody the ideals of the nation. A) Fascism. B) Liberalism. C) Socialism. D) Conservatism. E) Anarchism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fascism. 11. System of ideas of economic and political theories A) Political Party. B) Ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ideology. 12. Which of the following is NOT a core value of United States political culture? A) Political equality. B) Legal equality. C) Economic equality. D) Freedom of speech. E) Freedom of religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Economic equality. 13. It is the principle of self-governance and self-determination, allowing individuals or entities to make decisions independently without external interference. A) Neo-conservatism. B) Collectivism. C) Autonomy. D) Anarchism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autonomy. 14. What ideology sees the government as the driving instrument of change? A) Liberals. B) Conservatives. C) Radicals. D) Reactionaries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Liberals. 15. Left or right? "Universal health care is a human right." A) Left. B) Right. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left. 16. The Constitution gives a specific list of powers to the states. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 17. 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) Conservatism. B) Racism. C) Nationalism. D) Capitalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Racism. 18. Who establishes public schools? A) Federal. B) State. C) Shared. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) State. 19. A series of statements expressing the party's principles, beliefs, and positions on election issues A) Platform. B) Extremism. C) Divided Government. D) Ideology. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Platform. 20. Which social class supported Liberalism? A) Working-class. B) Upper-class. C) Middle-class. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Middle-class. 21. It favors a strong, interventionist state in economic and social affairs to promote the welfare of the nation. A) Fascism. B) Etatism. C) Communism. D) Collectivism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Etatism. 22. The welfare system was established in which political era? A) Item. B) 5th. C) An offer. D) Ch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5th. 23. The division of power between a central government and state governments is called A) The United States. B) The Supremacy Clause. C) The Necessary and Proper Clause. D) Federalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Federalism. 24. The age where your family impacts your PolitSoc; you tend to be the same party when you're a HS Senior A) Young Adult. B) Teenager. C) Toddler. D) Young Child. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toddler. 25. Karl Marx is a liberalist A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 26. In which ideology does the government typically play a central role in planning and controlling economic activities? A) Liberalism. B) Fascism. C) Capitalism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Communism. 27. What was the first fascist government? A) Hitler in Germany. B) Bush in America. C) Trump in America. D) Mussolini in Italy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mussolini in Italy. 28. What did Stalin implement to industrialize the Soviet Union? A) Five Year Plans. B) Great Purge. C) Collectivization. D) Gestapo. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Five Year Plans. 29. What is the main belief of American conservatives? A) Protection of civil liberties. B) Government intervention in the economy. C) Equality as the primary political virtue. D) A large government poses a threat to individual liberty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A large government poses a threat to individual liberty. 30. Which political ideology favors both a free market economic system with little government intervention and minimal government intervention in personal matters? A) Anarchism. B) Libertarianism. C) Liberalism. D) Conservatism. 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