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Thomas Hobbes argued that human behavior is:A) Driven by our pursuit of pleasures and aversion to pain.B) Best explained by humans' natural appetites and aversions.C) Best explained through the study of psychology.D) All of the above.
John Locke's Two Treatises of Government directly challenges the self-interested view of human nature and the authoritarian political theory of which theorist?
Which is NOT one of the fundamental principles of the U.S. Constitution in helping to ensure that the government did not tyrannize over individuals and states?A) FederalismB) Direct DemocracyC) Separation of PowersD) Checks and Balances
Aristotle was the first political theorist to assert that a state's economic system serves as the foundation for a state's political system. What feature did he argue was needed for a democracy to flourish?
The ancient political theory of Plato and Aristotle often focused on an understanding of justice to help explain politics, whereas the modern political theory of Machiavelli and Hobbes focuses on the concept of ______.
Thomas Hobbes was a nominalist, someone who believes that: A) Language is necessary in part to help us make sense of the world.B) No permanent objective truth lies beneath our world of appearances.C) Humans construct a perception of "truth."D) All of the above.
What system of government describes a government where power resides in a body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by elected officers responsible for making decisions on behalf of the populace?
What is the process by which citizens develop the values, attitudes, beliefs, and opinions that enable them to support the political system?
This ideology advocates for a limited government and for greater individual liberties at the political, social, and economic levels of society. This movement also inspired both the American and French Revolutions.
According to Hobbes, which of the following causes quarrels in the state of nature?A) DiffidenceB) CompetitionC) GloryD) All of the above.
When Bill Clinton advised Democrats after the 2002 mid-term elections that the people, when insecure, would "rather have someone who is strong and wrong than someone who's weak and right," he echoed Machiavelli's advice that a prince should never appear
This political theorist authored A Social Contract and advocated for a direct democracy. He had a major influence on the French Revolution.
What theory examines the way politics "should" be rather than focusing on the way politics "are?"
An economic system in which the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately owned and operated for profit is referred to as
Three kinds of rule/authority in social and political life
In Islamist doctrine, shura refers to ______.a. rule by Islamic lawb. consultation with the peoplec. popular sovereigntyd. military dictatorship
The majority of Iranians are ______ muslims.a. Sadaqb. Sunnic. Isqrad. Shiite
On which of the following concepts will fascism and communism most likely agree?a. The ruling class oppresses other classes.b. The state directs all important aspects of life.c. Rationality should be rejected.d. Materialism is the prime mover of history and politics.
Communist regimes are based on ______.a. Max Weber's typology of legitimacyb. the ideas of John Lockec. on the ideas of Benito Mussolinid. the ideas of Karl Marx (Marxism)
______ is a regime characterized by the presence of elections but also the systematic violation of the fairness of elections.a. Electoral authoritarianb. modern authoritarianismc. Electoral mismanagementd. Electoral dictator