Political Ideologies

Question 1

Democracy

Answer 1

System of government giving power to the people

Question 2

How does democracy give power to the people?

Answer 2

Directly or through elected representatives

Question 3

Characteristics of American democracy

Answer 3

popular vote

referendum on ballet

run for office

Bill of Rights

can question government

Question 4

Totalitarianism

Answer 4

government has complete power over all aspects of civilian life

no civil liberties

Question 5

Characteristics of a dictatorship

Answer 5

secret police force (fear)

control of media

single party politcal system

Question 6

What happens as you move outwards on political spectrum?

Answer 6

More government control

Question 7

General word for the left

Answer 7

Revolutionary

Question 8

General word for the right

Answer 8

Reactionary

Question 9

Left

Answer 9

want change

support working class

government for people

Question 10

Right

Answer 10

want to return to the past

support rich/upper class

government for country

Question 11

Capitalism general

Answer 11

an economic idea (America’s economy)

Question 12

Creator of Fascism

Answer 12

Mussolini

Question 13

Type of government in fascism

Answer 13

totalitarian

single party dictatorship

Question 14

Who did fascism appeal to?

Answer 14

Middle and upper classes

they wanted protection from a working class revolution

Question 15

What is agressively nationalistic?

Answer 15

Fascism

Nazism

Question 16

Who is anti-communist?

Answer 16

Fascism

Nazism

Question 17

Countries that are fascist?

Answer 17

Italy

Spain

Portugal

Japan**

Question 18

What is nazism a sub-category of?

Answer 18

Fascism

Nazism is a way the theory of fascism was executed

Question 19

Who created nazism?

Answer 19

Hitler

Question 20

What is added to nazism?

Answer 20

Idea of a pure race

Question 21

Countries with nazism?

Answer 21

Germany

Austria

Question 22

Irony in pure Aryan race?

Answer 22

Hitler and many of his followers didn’t have blond hair and blue eyes

Hitler said this would come after years of cleansing

Question 23

Who created socialism?

Answer 23

Karl Marx

Question 24

What did socialism emerge from?

Answer 24

The industrial revolution and heightened inequality

Question 25

How does Marx think socialism and communism will be implemented?

Answer 25

Thinks workers will have a revolution and overtake the rich

Question 26

Who will the socialism/communism revolution occur between?

Answer 26

Capitalist vs. Proletariat

Question 27

Proletariat

Answer 27

working class

Question 28

Associate and explain the quote: "To each according to their needs, from each according to their ability"

Answer 28

Socialism/communism Your needs are met and then your ability determines what you will give back

Question 29

Social organization in socialism

Answer 29

State ownership (no private owners) State controls production and distribution based on needs and ability

Question 30

In theory characteristic of socialism

Answer 30

Equality for all

Question 31

Disagreements about how to implement socialism

Answer 31

Social interventism vs. social authoritanism Command vs. centrally planned economy

Question 32

Social interventism

Answer 32

wellfare, education, social programs

Question 33

Social authoritanianism

Answer 33

government tells you what to do

Question 34

Examples of social authoritanianism

Answer 34

mandatory military service controlled families (one child) ethnic steralization

Question 35

End goals of communism

Answer 35

equality for all no social class no need for government

Question 36

Direct democracy

Answer 36

communism

Question 37

Which ideology has never been achieved?

Answer 37

Communism

Question 38

Associate this quote: "For the benefit of all, rather than for the profit of a few"

Answer 38

Social democracy

Question 39

How should social democracy be implemented?

Answer 39

Create equality without violence No revolution

Question 40

Which has a paliament

Answer 40

Social democracy

Question 41

Which has a mixed economy?

Answer 41

Social democracy

Question 42

Breakdown of social democracy economy

Answer 42

Free market 80% public 20% private

Question 43

What does the government own in a social democracy?

Answer 43

controls certain industries to regulate it Ex: power companies

Question 44

Countries with social democracy?

Answer 44

Canada Australia Sweden Norway Netherlands

Question 45

Gives employees co-determination in management of company (like what her husband gets)

Answer 45

Social democracy

Question 46

What does social democracy enable?

Answer 46

More social services Free healthcare public university used to be free

Question 47

What is capitalism marked by?

Answer 47

Private ownership free enterprise supply and demand

Question 48

Free market economic system

Answer 48

Private ownership voluntary exchanges/contracts less government control

Question 49

Command economy

Answer 49

government owns most companies government determines prices