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Political Thought Quiz 6 (30 MCQs)

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1. When a country's constitution requires the branches of government to remain independent of each other, it is adhering to the constitutional principle of
2. In The Social Contract, this philosopher had the idea that society would be better served if citizens agreed to give up some of their freedoms for the general will
3. Political though also means political philosophy
4. Which form of government had a ruler who claimed divine right (chosen by God)?
5. What is the definition of revolution?
6. Who was the following influenced by Jeremy Bentham?a) John Locke b) David Hume c) Thamos Hobbes d)John StuartMill
7. What was the role of Andres Bonifacio in the Philippine Revolution against Spanish colonization?
8. Which ideas would Montesquieu and John Locke agree with?
9. "Liberty and justice consist of restoring all that belongs to others; thus, the only limits on the exercise of the natural rights of woman are perpetual male tyranny; these limits are to be reformed by the laws of nature and reason." Olympe de Gouges, French feminist, Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen, 1791 The passage above is an example of which of the following processes occurring in the eighteenth century?
10. According to Locke, the purpose of government is to:
11. Who wrote the book Idées républicaines?a) Thomas Hobbes b)John Locke c)Rousseau d)Voltaire
12. Renaissance comes from the French word meaning?
13. According to Jean Jacques Rousseau, who is it that sets the boundaries of government?
14. Which philosopher proposed the idea that people need an absolute monarch to maintain order in society?
15. Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian traditions share an emphasis on?
16. Enlightened thinkers based their philosophical beliefs on what two things?
17. In which forms of government did hereditary play no role in the selection of rulers?
18. When was John Locke born?a) 1640 b)1632 c)1641 d)1643
19. Who was the tutor of Prince of Wales?a) Thomas Hobbes b)John Locke c)Rousseau d)J.S.Mill
20. Jeremy Bentham was influenced by whom? a)John Locke b) John StuartMill c) MichelFoucault d) Peter Singer
21. Which philosopher argued that there is a social contract between government and the people?
22. Which of the following is NOT a Roman contribution to Western Political Thought?
23. What is a synonym for unalienable rights?
24. What is the definition of popular sovereignty?
25. An implicit agreement among the members of a society to cooperate for social benefits, for example by sacrificing some individual freedom for state protection.
26. Whera was Jeremy Bentham born?a)England b)China c)USA d)Canada
27. In which one of the following Newspapers / Journals was Bharathiyar not associated?
28. Which philosopher did not believe in democracy. He introduced a belief in "aristocracy of merit" instead.
29. What did Charles Montesquieu consider the most dangerous threat to any democracy?
30. Greek philosophy influenced Roman rule by emphasizing
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