Analyzing Politics 6th Edition by Ellen Grigsby - Test Bank

Analyzing Politics 6th Edition by Ellen Grigsby – Test Bank

 

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Chapter 5 Political Ideologies I Liberalism, Conservatism, and Socialism

TEST BANK

TRUE/FALSE

1. President Obama has described his own philosophy of politics as mainstream.

 

ANS:    True                 REF:    103

 

2. State intervention can promote and advance an individual’s freedom. Would T. H. Green agree with this assertion?

 

ANS:    True                 REF:    109

 

3. As of 2010, 64% of Republicans were on record as being supporters of gay rights.

 

ANS:    True                 REF:    118

 

4. Capitalism lacks any progressive dimension, according to Marx. Indeed, capitalism’s logic is hostile to technological advances and scientific discoveries, if Marx is correct.

 

ANS:    False                REF:    125

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. Which of the following political philosophers was an advocate of the divine right of kings?

a.	Robert Filmer
b.	John Locke
c.	Adam Smith
d.	All of the above

 

ANS:    A                     REF:    103

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. According to John Locke, human nature is characterized by

a.	natural inequality.
b.	the capacity to use reason to understand laws of nature.
c.	both A and B.
d.	None of the above is correct.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    103

 

3. Libertarians argue in favor of policies that reflect the ideas associated with

a.	neoconservatism.
b.	traditional conservatism.
c.	modern liberalism.
d.	classical liberalism.

 

ANS:    D                     REF:    103

 

4. Governments are not based upon the consent of citizens; rather, citizens are born into subjection to governments. Who made this argument?

a.	John Locke
b.	T. H. Green
c.	Adam Smith
d.	None of the above is correct.

 

ANS:    D                     REF:    103, 104

 

5. Classical liberalism asserts that

a.	natural equality will lead inevitably to economic equality.
b.	economic inequality is unjust and inconsistent with the most important assumptions of liberalism itself.
c.	government power should be limited and such power should not be used to try to make citizens accept certain moral positions rather than others.
d.	All of the above are correct.

 

ANS:    C                      REF:    106

 

6. Adam Smith was an advocate of

a.	classical liberalism.
b.	traditional conservatism.
c.	the divine right of kings.
d.	Both A and B are correct.

 

ANS:    A                     REF:    107

 

7. Expansive liberty is supported by

a.	classical liberals.
b.	modern liberals.
c.	traditional conservatives.
d.	None of the above is correct.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    108

 

8. _______ was a modern liberal.

a.	Jane Addams
b.	Barry Goldwater
c.	Robert Owen
d.	John Henry Newman

 

ANS:    A                     REF:    110

 

9. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal programs represent an example of

a.	classical liberalism.
b.	modern liberalism.
c.	traditional conservatism.
d.	Marxism.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    110

 

10. Traditional conservatives assert

a.	individuals are, by nature, rational and can deduce the existence of the laws of nature.
b.	human reason is weak and fragile and, therefore, is inadequate as the primary guide in deciding ethical questions.
c.	civil institutions should not have a central role in the lives of individuals.
d.	politics and religion should be separate—that is, governmental laws and policies should not reflect religious views.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    113

 

11. According to Marx, in capitalist societies,

a.	the bourgeoisie consists of individuals who live primarily by purchasing the labor power of others.
b.	the bourgeoisie generally acts in an irrational manner and, as a result, class conflict ensues whenever capitalism exists.
c.	the bourgeoisie consists of individuals who are poor (i.e., living below the poverty level in society).
d.	the bourgeoisie is defined as the landowning class and has interests different from, and often opposed to, the interests of factory owners.

 

ANS:    A                     REF:    122

 

12. According to Marx,

a.	capitalism’s success is dependent upon the generation of surplus value.
b.	under capitalism, the state serves neither the interest of the bourgeoisie nor the proletariat.
c.	capitalism promotes overconsumption but not underconsumption.
d.	All of the above are correct.

 

ANS:    A                     REF:    123

 

13. Under capitalism, workers tend to experience a sense of loss as they become almost as lifeless as the machines with which they work. This statement describes

a.	Adam Smith’s basis for arguing in favor of welfare programs to help the poor.
b.	Marx’s theory of alienation.
c.	Lenin’s justification for supporting imperialist foreign policies.
d.	Jane Addams’ decision to support traditional conservatism as a means of helping factory workers.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    124

 

14. Which ideology favors the creation of a vanguard party to promote revolutionary political struggle?

a.	Social democracy
b.	Marxism-Leninism
c.	Modern liberalism
d.	None of the above is correct.

 

ANS:    B                      REF:    127

 

15. According to Lenin’s theory of imperialism,

a.	socialist struggles against capitalism will be most successful if socialists abandon calls for violence and work peacefully and cooperatively with capitalist parties.
b.	because of the logic of imperialism, revolution is not likely to occur in the twentieth  century.
c.	imperialism will lead to improved wages/standards of living for workers in the home countries of imperialists.
d.	Both A and B are correct.

 

ANS:    C                      REF:    127, 128

 

16. Frank Zeidler

a.	was elected as a Socialist mayor of Milwaukee in the 1940s.
b.	advocated democracy and civil rights as part of his socialist vision.
c.	Both A and B are correct.
d.	None of the above is correct.

 

ANS:    C                      REF:    129

ESSAY

1. Compare and contrast the political theories of Adam Smith and Edmund Burke. Identify, define, and explain at least two concepts or arguments made by each philosopher.

 

ANS:    Answers may vary.

 

2. Marx saw capitalism as progressive yet conflict-oriented and believed that individuals maneuvered through capitalism in mostly rational terms whatever their class standing. Analyze this complex picture of capitalism presented by Marx. Your essay should include a discussion of Marx’s (a) definition of the classes under capitalism and (b) analytical arguments regarding class conflict, alienation, progress, and the role of the state.

 

ANS:    Answers may vary.

 

3. Do you believe most Americans would be shocked to learn about the author of the Pledge of Allegiance? Explain.

 

ANS:    Answers may vary.