Test 2 Review

Question 1

What is ideology?

Answer 1

A system of beliefs about political, social, and economic institutions and processes

Question 2

What are the 3 functions of ideology?

Answer 2

1. Explanatory
2. Evaluative
3. Programmatic

Question 3

What is the state of nature?

Answer 3

State before government & institutions came into place

Question 4

How does realism see “state of nature”?

Answer 4

Human behavior is driven by greed, wanting of glory, power and reputation

Question 5

What did niccolo Machiavelli believe in?

Answer 5

Natural inequality of human beings

Question 6

What did Thomas Hobbes think of state of nature?

Answer 6

Equality meant that everyone was the same in everything. Led to limites sources

Question 7

What was Hobbes solution to the problem of “self-seeking individuals”?

Answer 7

Create a supreme sovereign authority called leviathan (social contract)

Question 8

What was the leviathan or social contract?

Answer 8

All individuals cede some right for protection

Question 9

Machiavelli said policial

Leader must..

Answer 9

Rule “lion & fox” (half and half of power)

Question 10

For John Locke, the greatest challenge of persist of happiness was..

Answer 10

Right weren’t secured

Question 11

Scholars of classic liberalism/realism/conservatism/socialism

Answer 11

Locke, Stuart, smith

Question 12

Utilitiaranism

Answer 12

Actions should be for the well being of humans

Question 13

Author of on liberty

Answer 13

John Stuart mill

Question 14

Liberal democracy is..

Answer 14

Popular rule, protection of rights, political competition

Question 15

Realism

Answer 15

State of nature-lack of authority

Strong should rule

Question 16

Substantive democracy

Answer 16

Outcome of elections is representative of the people

Question 17

Examples of direct democracy

Answer 17

Sale of fire arms

United Kingdom referendum

Question 18

Delegate

Answer 18

Nos hacen caso

Question 19

Trustee

Answer 19

Makes decisions based on their best judgement

Question 20

Karl Marx: “all human history is a struggle between

Answer 20

Class

Question 21

Communism

Answer 21

A classless, harmonious society

Question 22

Led the communist revolution in China

Answer 22

Zedong

Question 23

Led the communist revolution in Russia

Answer 23

V. I. Lenin

Question 24

Karl Marx

Answer 24

Father of modern communism

Question 25

Lenin

Answer 25

Highest stage of capitalism

Question 26

Joseph Stalin

Answer 26

USSR world power

Question 27

Liberal democracy

Answer 27

Is liberal ideology and operates under “classical liberalism”

Question 28

Direct democracy

Answer 28

People represent themselves

Question 29

Representative democracy

Answer 29

You chose representatives

Question 30

Amartya sen believed..

Answer 30

Democracy is possible in a poor country