Chapter 3 Practice Quiz

Political Thought, Philosophy, and Ideology
. The Greek word philosophia means ________.

. The first Greek thinker to write down his thoughts on politics and philosophy in a comprehensive fashion was ________.

. John Rawls wrote the book ________.

. The ________ exists as both the work of philosophy and record of the debates about the political future of ancient Athens.

. Aquinas's "scholastic" method uses ________.

. Aristotle was a student of ________.

. ________ explicitly recognized the importance of economics in the organization of political systems.

. Niccolò Machiavelli advocated a philosophy known as ________.

. Niccolò Machiavelli suggested that it is better to be ________ than loved.

. The order of progression that makes ideologies is ________.

. ________ political thought finds its roots in the philosophy of John Locke.

. Jean-Jacques Rousseau's book The Second Discourse is also known as ________.

. The principle of the "invisible hand" was advocated by ________.

. The work of ________ sought to bring Christianity and politics into harmony.

. Socialism in France emerged with the Saint-Simonians and ________ movements.

. Adam Smith wrote The ________ of Nations.

. According to Karl Marx, the ________ is the property-owning class that exploits the working class.

. Rosa Luxemburg championed ________ socialism.

. In sixteenth-century England, ________ used religion and the Anglican Church for political purposes.

. Edmund Burke developed the conservative system of thought after reflecting on the ________.

. The ideological roots of environmentalism may be found in ________.

. The ideology of fascism is closely related to ________ Socialism.

. The caliphate is a government that rules over its subjects using ________ law.

. Ideologies generally focus on the material and physical aspects of life, rather than________.

. The Cold War is most often used as a reference to the period of________.

. Niccolò Machiavelli was a "scholastic" medieval political philosopher.

. To John Locke, "liberty" refers to freedom from interference by authority.

. Thomas Hobbes's writings were influenced by the Napoleonic Wars.

. Jeremy Bentham is best known for his book On Liberty.

. John Locke felt that the English monarchy lacked legitimacy.

. Karl Marx believed that the state should represent the will of the people.

. Mary Wollstonecraft is famous for her book The Subjection of Women.

. The "green movement" emerged in the 1990s.

. Anarchism means "absence of government."

. John Rawls's writings were very similar to those of Robert Nozick.

. In Marxism, "materialist" refers to understanding the physical and economic basis for society.

. Sayyid Qutb wrote during the fourteenth century.

. The ummah advocates a form of holy war.

. Robert Nozick wrote Anarchy, State, and Utopia.

. Confucianism advocates behaviour in accordance with laws.

. Machiavelli put forward a new political philosophy in the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries.

. Adam Smith's work proposed an alternative mode of production and government.

. The liberals and Conservatives in Canada are examples of "big tent" parties.

. Conservatives prioritize an equitable distribution of resources and a robust social safety net that guarantees a decent quality of life for everyone.

. U.S. President Donald Trump and Ontario Premier Doug Ford have both been branded as populist leaders.

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