This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Political Science > Ideologies > Political > Political Ideologies – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Ideologies Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. One of the two major US political parties; organized in the 1850s; it is the more conservative of the 2 parties A) Conservative. B) Liberal. C) Republican Party. D) Democratic Party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republican Party. 2. Left or right? "Health care is a product which should be bought. If you cannot afford it, you don't get it." A) Right. B) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Right. 3. Ms. Gonzalez loves you A) Hmph. B) Of course. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of course. 4. What dimension of political ideology pertains on how society should be organized. A) Process. B) Goals. C) Politics. D) Methods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goals. 5. Which social group tends to be more liberal overall? A) African Americans. B) Latinos. C) White Catholics. D) Jewish people. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) African Americans. 6. An organization of people with shared ideas about government and politics who try to gain control of government in order to implement their ideas. A) Ideology. B) Political Party. C) Bipartisan Partnership. D) Linkage Institution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Political Party. 7. A principle of constitutional government in which the government's powers are defined and limited by a constitution. A) Limited government. B) Semi-limited government. C) Libertarianism. D) Unlimited government. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Limited government. 8. Managing the economy by the use of tax and spending laws. A) Monetary Policy. B) Keynesian Economics. C) Supply-Side Economics. D) Fiscal Policy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fiscal Policy. 9. Which among the following is a basic element of Conservatism? A) Rationalism. B) Free. C) Equality. D) Imperfect. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperfect. 10. Which of the following describes a set of political beliefs emphasizing community and social equality? A) Conservatism. B) Liberalism. C) Socialism. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Socialism. 11. What is progressive taxation? A) Progressive taxation is the idea that those who can afford it should pay a larger share of their income in taxes. B) Progressive taxation is a system where those with lower incomes pay more taxes than those with higher incomes. C) Progressive taxation is a system where people are taxed according to the amount of money they earn, regardless of their income level. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Progressive taxation is the idea that those who can afford it should pay a larger share of their income in taxes. 12. A broad term referring to varied political ideologies that denounces the extent of economic and social inequality in society and supports changes such as the adoption of vigorous public policies to reduce or eliminate such inequalities A) Right. B) Authoritarianism. C) Capitalism. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Left. 13. The goal is to establish non-hierarchical, stateless societies where individuals are free from external authority. A) Socialism. B) Conservatism. C) Fascism. D) Liberalism. E) Anarchism. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Anarchism. 14. This ideology is known for promoting progressivist social philosophies. A) Conservatism. B) Liberalism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberalism. 15. Which ideology, or form of government, allows the people to choose their government officials to represent them and make laws? A) Conservatism. B) Socialism. C) Republic. D) Democracy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Republic. 16. Free market will provide the greatest economic opportunity and benefit the greatest number of people. A) Liberal. B) Conservative. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservative. 17. This ideology favors traditional American values like Christianity. A) Liberalism. B) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservatism. 18. Which of the following was a direct outcome of the Three-Fifths Compromise? A) The number of senators increased in slaveholding states. B) Slavery quickly declined, especially in larger cities in the South. C) The number of representatives in the House of Representatives from slaveholding states increased. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The number of representatives in the House of Representatives from slaveholding states increased. 19. National polling organizations tend to be: A) Biased toward parties. B) Accurate but generally irrelevant. C) Governmental agencies. D) Inaccurate and generally relevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Accurate but generally irrelevant. 20. It is very nationalistic and most often ethnocentric A) Leftist idea. B) Rightist idea. C) Centrist idea. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rightist idea. 21. Which political ideology uses centralized government control, suppression of dissent, censorship, and violence, but does not invoke racism and xenophobia? A) Socialism. B) Fascism. C) Libertarianism. D) Authoritarianism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Authoritarianism. 22. Which ideology believes that government should be limited, so the rights of the individual can be protected? A) Conservativism. B) Liberalism. C) Socialism . D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Liberalism. 23. They pursue an inclusive societ and the government played a significant role in the lives of individuals. A) Left Wing. B) Right Wing. C) Socialism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left Wing. 24. It emphasizes the importance of democracy, rule of law, and protection of civil liberties as foundational principles. A) Fascism. B) Conservatism. C) Liberalism. D) Anarchism. E) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Liberalism. 25. Is a strict authoritarian far-right movement that emphasizes dictatorial control, the violent repression of opposition, and rigid regimentation. A) Socialism. B) Fascism. C) Marxism. D) Communism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fascism. 26. What is a common belief among American conservatives regarding the free market? A) They believe the free market should only benefit the wealthy. B) They believe the free market is unfair and should be regulated. C) They support the free market as the best economic opportunity for everyone. D) They think the free market should be abolished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They support the free market as the best economic opportunity for everyone. 27. A clause in registration laws allowing people who do not meet registration requirements to vote if they or their ancestors had voted before 1867, used in the Jim Crow South to disenfranchise black voters. A) Literacy Test. B) Poll Tax. C) Grandfather Clause. D) White Primary. E) Voter Identification Law. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grandfather Clause. 28. An organized group of people who share similar interests is ..... A) Two-party system. B) Federalists. C) A political party. D) Political Watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A political party. 29. This ideology favors less government power, but not very little to no power. A) Liberalism. B) Conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservatism. 30. Emphasizes cooperation over competition in both the economic and social spheres. A) Liberalism. B) Socialism. C) Anarchism. D) Conservatism. E) Fascism. 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