Intro to political science midterm
Questions and Answer A+ Guide
What is Harold Lasswell's definition about politics? - correct
answers✅✅politics is who gets what, when and how
anarchism - correct answers✅✅A doctrine that advocates the
abolition of organized authority. Anarchists believe all government
is corrupt and evil.
autocracy - correct answers✅✅A government in which almost
all power rests with the ruler. The Soviet Union under Stalin and
Iraq under Saddam Hussein are examples of autocracies.
capitalism - correct answers✅✅An economic system in which
the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately
owned and operated for profit.
communism - correct answers✅✅The political system under
which the economy, including capital, property, major industries,
and public services, is controlled and directed by the state and in
that sense is "communal."
conservatism - correct answers✅✅A political philosophy that
tends to support the status quo and advocates change only in
moderation. Conservatism upholds the value of tradition and
seeks to preserve all that is good about the past.
,Intro to political science midterm
Questions and Answer A+ Guide
direct democracy - correct answers✅✅Democracy in which
the people as a whole make direct decisions, rather than have
those decisions made for them by elected representatives.
feminism - correct answers✅✅The theory of the political,
economic, and social equality of the sexes.
feudalism - correct answers✅✅A medieval form of social
economic and political organization. Feudalism had a pyramidal
structure. At its head was the king; below the king was a
hierarchal chain of nobles, down to the lords of individual manors
—the manor being the basic social and economic unit.
liberal - correct answers✅✅A person who believes it is the
duty of government to ameliorate social conditions and create a
more equitable society. Libertarianism The belief that government
should not interfere in the lives of citizens, other than to provide
police and military protection.
pacifist - correct answers✅✅The doctrine holding that war is
never justified and that all disputes between nations should be
settled peacefully.
plutocracy - correct answers✅✅Government by the wealthy,
or a group of wealthy people who control or influence a
government.
, Intro to political science midterm
Questions and Answer A+ Guide
representative democracy - correct answers✅✅A system of
government in which the people elect agents to represent them in
a legislature.
republic - correct answers✅✅The form of government in which
ultimate power resides in the people, who elect representatives to
participate in decision making on their behalf.
socialism - correct answers✅✅A political system in which the
means of production, distribution, and exchange are mostly
owned by the state, and used, at least in theory, on behalf of the
people.
terrorism - correct answers✅✅The pursuit of a political aim by
means of violence and intimidation.
theocracy - correct answers✅✅A state or government that is
run by priests or clergy.
totalitarianism - correct answers✅✅A system of government
where the ruling authority extends its power over all aspects of
society and regulates every aspect of life.
Utilitarianism - correct answers✅✅A political philosophy
developed in England in the nineteenth century by thinkers such
as Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, which says that the duty
Questions and Answer A+ Guide
What is Harold Lasswell's definition about politics? - correct
answers✅✅politics is who gets what, when and how
anarchism - correct answers✅✅A doctrine that advocates the
abolition of organized authority. Anarchists believe all government
is corrupt and evil.
autocracy - correct answers✅✅A government in which almost
all power rests with the ruler. The Soviet Union under Stalin and
Iraq under Saddam Hussein are examples of autocracies.
capitalism - correct answers✅✅An economic system in which
the means of production, such as land and factories, are privately
owned and operated for profit.
communism - correct answers✅✅The political system under
which the economy, including capital, property, major industries,
and public services, is controlled and directed by the state and in
that sense is "communal."
conservatism - correct answers✅✅A political philosophy that
tends to support the status quo and advocates change only in
moderation. Conservatism upholds the value of tradition and
seeks to preserve all that is good about the past.
,Intro to political science midterm
Questions and Answer A+ Guide
direct democracy - correct answers✅✅Democracy in which
the people as a whole make direct decisions, rather than have
those decisions made for them by elected representatives.
feminism - correct answers✅✅The theory of the political,
economic, and social equality of the sexes.
feudalism - correct answers✅✅A medieval form of social
economic and political organization. Feudalism had a pyramidal
structure. At its head was the king; below the king was a
hierarchal chain of nobles, down to the lords of individual manors
—the manor being the basic social and economic unit.
liberal - correct answers✅✅A person who believes it is the
duty of government to ameliorate social conditions and create a
more equitable society. Libertarianism The belief that government
should not interfere in the lives of citizens, other than to provide
police and military protection.
pacifist - correct answers✅✅The doctrine holding that war is
never justified and that all disputes between nations should be
settled peacefully.
plutocracy - correct answers✅✅Government by the wealthy,
or a group of wealthy people who control or influence a
government.
, Intro to political science midterm
Questions and Answer A+ Guide
representative democracy - correct answers✅✅A system of
government in which the people elect agents to represent them in
a legislature.
republic - correct answers✅✅The form of government in which
ultimate power resides in the people, who elect representatives to
participate in decision making on their behalf.
socialism - correct answers✅✅A political system in which the
means of production, distribution, and exchange are mostly
owned by the state, and used, at least in theory, on behalf of the
people.
terrorism - correct answers✅✅The pursuit of a political aim by
means of violence and intimidation.
theocracy - correct answers✅✅A state or government that is
run by priests or clergy.
totalitarianism - correct answers✅✅A system of government
where the ruling authority extends its power over all aspects of
society and regulates every aspect of life.
Utilitarianism - correct answers✅✅A political philosophy
developed in England in the nineteenth century by thinkers such
as Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill, which says that the duty
