Exam 3: Power and Ideology

According to libertarianism, government should take a "hands-off" approach in most matters.

Discuss the influence of British philosopher Thomas Hobbes on modern conservatism.

Conservatives hold that people are rational beings, but that they are also victims of passion-and, rationalism is not sufficient to guide action. Thus, which of the following are needed for the realization of human purposes?

Laissez-faire emphasizes a hands-off approach to government intervention in economic affairs and is part of which ideology?

Classical liberalism as a political ideology is closely related to capitalism as a(n) _________ ideology.

The goal of the fascist state is the

Socialists envision a gradual change from private to public ownership of property. This process involves government seizure of industries from private owners and is known as

Compare and contrast the central planning in a socialist state with the free market system of a capitalistic society.

The class that owns the mode of production is in the dominant position and exploits the other classes. This exploitation creates antagonism, or class struggle, which eventually bursts into

What is the dictatorship of the proletariat?

Communists believe that the mode of production creates the class structure, the political system, religion, education, family life, law, and art and literature. This idea is called

Natural law is the premise that the laws that govern human behavior come from the nature of humans themselves, but cannot be universally applied.

Rights not granted by government but belonging to individuals by virtue of their natural human condition are __________.

Describe the main differences in the liberal and conservative views on economic policy, crime, social policy, and national security policy.

__________ is race and nation united.

Fascists often see the nation-state as an organic whole.

Neofascism today can be observed in some extremist movements in Germany, France, Great Britain, and the United States. Extremist parties frequently echo fascist themes in which of the following ways?

In the Communist Manifesto, Karl Marx included the revolutionary rallying call "Workers of the world, unite. You have nothing to lose but your chains."

Communism collapsed in Russia and Eastern Europe in 1989. Which of the following does not suggest a reason why communism collapsed?

Describe the power structure of a fascist regime.