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POLS 2305 Exam One
Who is the Author of the Declaration of Independence?
What is government?
POLS 2305 Exam One
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What is government?
the continuous exercise of authority
struggles for control of leadership
managing international relations
formal political arrangements
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Who is the Author of the Declaration of Independence?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
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Which economic system has public ownership of the means of production and distribution?
Traditional
Command
Socialism
Capitalism
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society is classless, stateless, oppression-free and allows for some democratic decision making
Fascism
Republic
Pure Communism
Democracy
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What country is an example of a laizze-faire system?
China
none of the above
United States
Iran
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Are there 10 amendments in the Constitution?
no
yes
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What is politics?
struggles for control of leadership
the continuous exercise of authority
formal political arrangements
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Who is Thomas Hobbes?
author of The Leviathan
helped write the Constitution
author of Common Sense
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What is democracy?
political authority is vested in elected representatives
political authority is vested in a single individual
gov recognizes no formal limits but may be restrained
a small group controls most of the governing decisions
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Society seeks authoritarian nationalism, supports the right of the people to own property
Pure Communism
Republic
Facism
Democracy
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Hobbesian view
Gov exists to maintain order
Gov exists to protect individual liberty and property
bill of rights
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Lockean view
Gov exists to protect individual liberty and property
Gov exists to maintain order
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What is totalitarianism?
political authority is vested in elected representatives
gov recognizes no formal limits but may be restrained
a small group controls most of the governing decisions
the gov recognizes no formal limits on its power
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Who wrote the Communist Manifesto?
Karl Marx
Obama
Adam Smith
John Locke
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Which economic system has private ownership of the means of production?
Socialism
Capitalism
Traditional
Command
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What is authoritarianism?
a small group controls most of the governing decisions
gov recognizes no formal limits but may be restrained
the gov recognizes no formal limits on its power
political authority is vested in a single individual
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What political ideology believes that citizens have a right to education, housing, health care?
Liberalism
Conservatism
Communitarianism
Libertarianism
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What is oligarchy?
a small group controls most of the governing decisions
political authority is vested in elected representatives
gov recognizes no formal limits but may be restrained
political authority is vested in a single individual
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Examples of authoritarian systems
Monarchy
Theocracy
Anarchy
Democracy
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Who is John Locke?
Father of Modern Liberalism
author of The Leviathan
Father of Liberalism
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What is autocracy?
political authority is vested in a single individual
political authority is vested in elected representatives
a small group controls most of the governing decisions
gov recognizes no formal limits but may be restrained
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Who is the father of capitalism?
Karl Marx
John Locke
Adam Smith
James Madison
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Which political ideology believes in the importance of individual freedom?
conservatism
liberalism
communitarianism
libertarianism
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What are the four basic political ideologies?
Liberal, Conservative, Liberalism, Communism
Liberal, Conservative, Radicalism, Communitarianism
Liberal, Conservative, Liberalism, Authoritarianism
Liberal, Conservative, Liberalism, Communitarianism
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What are the core american values?
Freedom, Land, Life
Democracy, Freedom, Inequality
Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness
Democracy, Freedom, Equality
