Unit 3: Isms Quiz

Question 1

General definition of Conservatism

Answer 1

a philosophy that seeks to promote and to preserve traditional institutions, customs, and values.

Question 2

General definition of Liberalism

Answer 2

based on the rights of the individual, liberty, political equality, equality, and reform

Question 3

General definition of Socialism

Answer 3

A political and economic ideology that advocates for distributing everything equally so that everyone is equal.

Question 4

General definition of Romanticism

Answer 4

Focused on Beauty, Nature, Nostalgia, and rejects the Enlightenment.

Question 5

General definition of Nationalism

Answer 5

A belief in and advocacy for the interests and cultures of one’s own nation.

Question 6

General definition of Communism

Answer 6

A socio-economic and political ideology that advocates for a classless society where the means of production are commonly owned and wealth is distributed evenly.

Question 7

General definition of Capitalism

Answer 7

An economic and political system where private individuals or business own and control the means of production and operate for profit with limited government intervention and competition determines prices.

Question 8

General definition of Realpolitik

Answer 8

A political approach that prioritizes practical considerations instead of ideological ones.