Practice quiz 2 Flashcards
Edmund Burke’s belief that government should not attempt to change society, but that government should merely reflect changes that have already taken place in society helped shape this theoretical movement.
traditional conservatism
This Florentine statesman ruled Florence during the Italian Renaissance. Machiavelli sought to curry favor with his family when writing The Prince.
Lorenzo De’Medici
Which political theorist stated that “Man is born free, and yet we see him everywhere in chains”?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Machiavelli asserted that The Prince can best lead by applying the finest traits associated with these two members of the animal kingdom.
fox and lion
Machiavelli’s theory is considered:
Amoral, because he advocates removing morality from political equations altogether
Which of the following people is associated with realism, a theory within international relations that argues that states should maximize their power in order to deter foreign aggression?
All of the above
Which of the following leaders offers an example of Machiavelli’s advice to use violence to enhance political power?
all of the above (Cesar Borgia, general Hannibal, Saddam hussein, Kim Jong-un)
According to Hobbes, which of the following cause quarrels in the state of nature?
All of the above (competition, diffidence, glory)
This political theorist argued that political power should be viewed as a means to prevent chaos and warfare.
Thomas Hobbes
This school of thought in international relations is linked with Machiavelli and Hobbes and emphasizes the furtherance of national interests and military security.
realism
His theory believes that all conflict in society occurs because of class conflict that results from capitalism.
Karl Marx
Which of the following people is associated with liberalism, a theory within international relations that asserts humans can exist in nonviolent and cooperative political structures?
All of the above
This social and political movement primarily seeks to prevent the further deterioration of our natural resources.
Environmentalism
This modern country’s leader named Kim Jong Un is regarded by some as a ruthless leader because reports indicate that he keeps approximately 200,000 political prisoners in gulags where they are forced to work 12–15 hours per day and because many of these prisoners ultimately die of malnutrition.
North Korea
The ancient political theory of Plato and Aristotle often focused on an understanding of justice to help explain politics, whereas the modern political theory of Machiavelli and Hobbes focuses on the concept of ______.
power
When Bill Clinton advised Democrats after the 2002 mid-term elections that the people, when insecure, would “rather have someone who is strong and wrong than someone who’s weak and right,” he echoed Machiavelli’s advice that a prince should never appear
indecisive
John Locke believed in the concept of tabula rasa. What does tabula rasa mean?
People are born with a blank slate and can only know what they learn from their experiences.
Just as Galileo used science to prove Copernicus’s theory that the sun was the center of the universe, so did Hobbes attempt to use science to prove the correctness of whose theory of power?
Machiavelli’s
Which of the following best describes Machiavelli’s economy of violence theory?
Leaders should only use violence when necessary because violence wrongfully implemented could diminish the prince’s power.
John Locke argued that the most important role of government is to protect
individual rights, especially the right to own property.
This eighteenth century female theorist authored the Vindication of the Rights of Women and argued for equal education and equal rights for women.
Mary Wollstonecraft
One of Machiavelli’s motivations for writing The Prince was to offer needed advice on power and leadership in order to bring about Italian unification of the five Italian city-states. Which was NOT one of the five Italian city-states?
Alexandria
This political strategist in George W. Bush’s administration was known by colleagues as the Mayberry Machiavelli.
Karl Rove
Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, someone who believes that:
all of the above
John Locke’s Two Treatises of Government directly challenges the self-interested view of human nature and the authoritarian political theory of which theorist?
Thomas Hobbes
In 2009, this country’s Supreme Religious leader’s reputation was tarnished when he endorsed the electoral victory of the incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadininejad while thousands took to the streets to protest the integrity of the election.
iran
Thomas Hobbes argues that life in the precontract state was
solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
Thomas Hobbes advocated for which type of government?
Strong authoritarian government
Why did Machiavelli advise that leaders should create a state religion?
Because religious authority can help fortify the power of the prince
This type of theory most closely linked with Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau typically provides an observation on human nature, an observation on problems that arise because of a lack of government, and recommends a best form of government.
Social contract theory
This theoretical movement began in earnest in the mid-nineteenth century and called for social, political, economic, and familial equality between men and women.
Feminism
This political theorist argued that all human nature is driven by our pursuit of pleasures and an avoidance of pain.
Thomas Hobbes
which of these is not a social contract theorist
machievchelli
John Locke advocated for what type of government?
Representative democracy
This political theorist authored A Social Contract and advocated for a direct democracy. He had a major influence on the French Revolution.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The Declaration of Sentiments is a feminist document created at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 that argued for the equality of women. Which historical document was used as a template for the document?
The U.S. Declaration of Independence
This ideology advocates for a limited government and for greater individual liberties at the political, social, and economic levels of society. This movement also inspired both the American and French Revolutions.
classical liberalism
Political theorists who are less interested in the way politics “ought” to be and more interested in studying politics as it is actually practiced follow this approach.
empirical theory
Which of the following is NOT one of the issues analyzed by all three major social contract theorists?
women’s suffrage
Thomas Hobbes argued that human behavior is
all of the above
Machiavelli is considered to be an amoral theorist. Why is he characterized this way?
Because he believes morality should be removed from all political decisions
Which best describes John Locke’s view of the precontract state?
The state of nature is largely cooperative and guided by natural laws.
__________ contemporary leader(s) have acted in accordance with the teachings of Machiavelli according to the text
Both A and B.
Jean-Jacques Rousseau advocated for what type of government?
Direct Democracy
Which of these political situations would NOT be considered a latter-day example of Machiavelli’s theories on gaining and maintaining political power?
all of the above are reflective
Which U.S. Constitutional amendment made it illegal for any state to deny voting rights on the basis of gender?
nineteenth amendment
Which statement about contemporary voter behavior is true?
Answers C and D are true
Machiavelli proposes that the prince who possesses the strength of a lion and the cunning of a fox will be able to control the people through the use of:
a and c (force and threats)
Machiavelli asserts that power can be exercised in which of the following ways?
all of the above
