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Edexcel Politics - Political Ideologies (Socialism and Conservatism)
Questions on the two core ideologies of Socialism and Conservatism
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1.
What does Noblesse Oblige mean?
The wealthy should look after each other
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The rich have a duty to the poor
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The upper classes are natural rulers
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2.
Which phrase is credited to Disraeli?
The palace is not safe if the village is unhappy
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The country will always remain divided
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The poor are destined to be ruled
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3.
Who were the revolutionary socialists?
Webb, Marx, Giddens
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Luxembourg, Marx, and Engels
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Giddens, Crosland, Luxembourg
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4.
Who said 'a hand up, not a hand out'?
Anthony Giddens
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Anthony Crosland
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Beatrice Webb
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5.
What are the three main strands of conservatism?
Traditional, Third Way, New Right
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Evolutionary, Traditional, One Nation
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Traditional, One Nation, New Right
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6.
Who was an evolutionary socialist?
Anthony Crosland
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Anthony Giddens
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Beatrice Webb
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7.
Who argued that private schools should be abolished?
Anthony Crosland
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Anthony Giddens
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Rosa Luxembourg
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8.
Which socialists believe that the state cannot be used as a tool for change?
Revolutionary Socialists
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Third Way Socialists
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Evolutionary Socialists
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9.
Who believed that the state must be overthrown by a series of strikes?
Rose Luxembourg
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Marx and Engels
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Beatrice Webb
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10.
Who introduced Clause 4 about common ownership into the Labour Party Manifesto?
Anthony Giddens
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Beatrice Webb
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Anthony Crosland
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11.
What type of socialist was Anthony Crosland?
Evolutionary Socialist
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Social Democrat
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Third Way Socialist
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12.
What economic approach would a Social Democrat take towards the economy?
Neo-Liberal Economics
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Keynesian Economics
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Laissez-Faire Economics
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13.
What economic approach would One Nation conservatives take towards economics?
Keynesian Economics
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Neo-Liberal Economics
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Common Ownership Economic approach
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14.
In what area could it be argued that New Right conservatism and Third Way socialism are similar?
Welfare State
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Economics
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Foreign Policy
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15.
Why might One Nation conservatives and Third Way socialists seem similar in this area?
They both see the importance in strong social order
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They both support and outward facing UK with a role on the global stage
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They both focus on market-based neo-liberal economics
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16.
Who said that human nature/lives are 'nasty, brutish, and short'?
Thomas Hobbes
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Edmund Burke
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Michael Oakeshott
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17.
Which political ideology could technically not be considered an 'ideology'?
Socialism
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Liberalism
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Conservatism
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18.
Which ideology supports the idea of an organic society?
Conservatism
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Liberalism
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Socialism
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What is the idea of an organic society?
The idea that society and social classes can shift and move
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The idea that all classes have a role to play that makes society function
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The idea that society can be changed due to large external forces
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20.
Why do conservatives value tradition?
They believe its continued existence demonstrates that it is effective
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They believe that they add prestige to a country
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They believe it demonstrates the power of a country
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21.
Why are traditional conservatives sceptical of laissez-faire economics?
It removes the state from control
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It requires optimism in market-forces
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It impedes on peoples' rights to own property
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22.
What do all conservatives believe about economics?
That capitalism is the best economic system
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That common ownership is the best economic approach
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That the state should intervene
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23.
Who were the main supporters of laissez-faire economics?
Hobbes, Nozick, Oakeshott
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Burke, Nozick, Rand
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Burke, Oakeshott, Rand
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In which area do New Right thinkers have a more positive view on human nature?
The societal sphere
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The economic sphere
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The state sphere
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25.
Who argues that society is made up of smaller communities?
Traditional conservatives
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New Right conservatives
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One Nation conservatives
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26.
Who argued that humans are 'self interested individuals'?
Michael Oakeshott
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Robert Nozick
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Edmund Burke
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27.
Who argued that society is made up of 'little platoons'?
Thomas Hobbes
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Anthony Crosland
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Edmund Burke
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28.
Who argued that the state should never encroach on the freedoms of individuals?
Ayn Rand
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Michael Oakeshott
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Robert Nozick
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29.
Who argued that the state should be pragmatic rather than dogmatic?
Michael Oakeshott
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Thomas Hobbes
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Edmund Burke
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30.
Who is NOT a key thinker?
Thomas Hobbes
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Anthony Giddens
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Benjamin Disraeli
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31.
What is NOT a reason why some conservatives value property so much?
They believe property is passed down from one to another and provides some degree of stability
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Owning property is an incentive to demonstrate a duty of care for towards others so they don't try to change everything
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They think property makes people less dependant on the welfare state
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32.
Who is credited with the expression of 'an ideal society is a partnership between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are yet to be born'?
Thomas Hobbes
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Edmund Burke
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Ayn Rand
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Which area do One Nation conservatives and other conservatives tend not to agree on?
The role of the state
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The role of the economy
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The role of human nature
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