Statistics for Politics Ideology Revision - 8

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Question	Answer	% Correct
In the USA Ronald Reagon embodied this ideology, who was the UK equivalent?	Margaret Thatcher	100%
What was the name to the other main party in UK politics (the other being the Whigs) that evolved in the 1830s to become the Conservative Party?	Tory	100%
What was the key text that he wrote? It was published in 1974.	Anarchy, State and Utopia	33%
What was the key text that she wrote? It was published in 1957.	Atlas Shrugged	33%
Who was the key figure (1905-82) who was one of the USA's most provocative thinkers of this ideology?	Ayn Rand	33%
Who was the UK politician and Prime Minister who was seen as the founder of this brand of conservaitsm?	Benjamin Disraeli	33%
Who was the key figure (1729-97) that is seen as the 'father' of conservatism?	Edmund Burke	33%
Who spoke of a 'middle way' between capitalism and socialism which would adress economic inequalities while respecting property rights, cultural tradition and national identity?	Harold Macmillan	33%
What is the term given to the type of policies that seek to reverse much of the social liberalism dating from the 1960s?	Anti-Permissive	0%
What is the term that relates to the view that human beings seek autonomy and 'space' which therefore leads to only a vague sense of society?	Atomism	0%
What is the aspect of this ideology that denotes a belief in supranational cooperation rather than the nation state?	Christian Democracy	0%
Who argued that a New Right conservative was 'a liberal mugged by reality'? By this he meant that neo-liberals with their optimistic view of human nature fail to anticipate the tensions and issues of a capitalist system, so they require a strong authoritarian state (favoured by neo-conservatives) to maintain order and protect private property.	Irving Kristol	0%
Who was the key figure (1901-90) who brought a fresh perspective on the core themes of traditonal conservatism ?	Michael Oakeshott	0%
What type of conservatism is a blend of neo-liberal and neo-conservative ideas that came into being as a reaction towards the perceived 'crisis' in society, due to 'moral laxity', increased crime and unsustainable welfare spending?	New-Right Conservatism	0%
What was the key text that he wrote? It was published in 1962.	On Being Conservative	0%
What is the aspect of this ideology that denotes a belief that conservatism should prioritise national unity by attending to the condition of society's poorest classes?	One-nation Conservatism	0%
Conservatism is often considered the politics of what?	Pragmatism	0%
What was the key text that he wrote? It was published in 1790.	Reflections on the Revolution in France	0%
Who was the key figure (1938-2002) who emerged as one of the key thinkers concerning this ideology?	Robert Nozick	0%
What type of conservatism is a creed that spans over two centuries with various strands attatched to this ideology?	Traditional Conservatism	0%