Statistics for Edexcel Politics - Political Ideologies (Socialism and Conservatism)

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Question	Answer	% Correct
Who were the revolutionary socialists?	Luxembourg, Marx, and Engels	94%
What are the three main strands of conservatism?	Traditional, One Nation, New Right	88%
What does Noblesse Oblige mean?	The rich have a duty to the poor	82%
What do all conservatives believe about economics?	That capitalism is the best economic system	76%
Why do conservatives value tradition?	They believe its continued existence demonstrates that it is effective	65%
Who is NOT a key thinker?	Benjamin Disraeli	59%
Which phrase is credited to Disraeli?	The palace is not safe if the village is unhappy	59%
What economic approach would a Social Democrat take towards the economy?	Keynesian Economics	53%
Which socialists believe that the state cannot be used as a tool for change?	Revolutionary Socialists	53%
Who believed that the state must be overthrown by a series of strikes?	Rose Luxembourg	53%
What is the idea of an organic society?	The idea that all classes have a role to play that makes society function	53%
Who argued that the state should never encroach on the freedoms of individuals?	Ayn Rand	47%
Which political ideology could technically not be considered an 'ideology'?	Conservatism	47%
What type of socialist was Anthony Crosland?	Social Democrat	47%
Which area do One Nation conservatives and other conservatives tend not to agree on?	The role of the state	47%
Who said that human nature/lives are 'nasty, brutish, and short'?	Thomas Hobbes	47%
Who argues that society is made up of smaller communities?	Traditional conservatives	47%
Who introduced Clause 4 about common ownership into the Labour Party Manifesto?	Beatrice Webb	41%
Who were the main supporters of laissez-faire economics?	Burke, Nozick, Rand	41%
Which ideology supports the idea of an organic society?	Conservatism	41%
In what area could it be argued that New Right conservatism and Third Way socialism are similar?	Economics	41%
Who argued that society is made up of 'little platoons'?	Edmund Burke	41%
What economic approach would One Nation conservatives take towards economics?	Keynesian Economics	41%
Who argued that humans are 'self interested individuals'?	Robert Nozick	41%
Who argued that the state should be pragmatic rather than dogmatic?	Michael Oakeshott	35%
Who said 'a hand up, not a hand out'?	Anthony Giddens	29%
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'?	Edmund Burke	29%
Why might One Nation conservatives and Third Way socialists seem similar in this area?	They both focus on market-based neo-liberal economics	29%
What is NOT a reason why some conservatives value property so much?	They think property makes people less dependant on the welfare state	29%
Who was an evolutionary socialist?	Beatrice Webb	24%
Why are traditional conservatives sceptical of laissez-faire economics?	It requires optimism in market-forces	24%
In which area do New Right thinkers have a more positive view on human nature?	The economic sphere	24%
Who argued that private schools should be abolished?	Anthony Crosland	12%