Government Systems
A Government system where decision-making power is concentrated among a few individuals or families, often based on wealth, social status, or military control
Oligarchy
The "separation of powers" seen in many modern constitutions can be traced back to the writings of this Enlightenment Thinker
Baron de Montesquieu
This classical ideology emphasizes the value of tradition, social stability, and maintaining established institutions, advocating for gradual rather than rapid change
Classical Conservatism
This tactic involves promoting the ideology of the state through state-run media, symbols, and mass rallies.
Propaganda
"Is the information in this source fact, opinion, or belief?" is a question you might ask in which stage of OPVL?
Purpose
Iran would currently be classified as this type of Government System
Theocracy
This thinker was renowned for harsh criticisms of the Catholic Church in published work like his satirical novella Candide.
Voltaire
As a political ideology, Communism would typically be found in which quadrant of the Political Compass?
Upper-Left
Fascism would typically be found in which quadrant of the political compass?
Upper Right
Economists like Hayak and Friedman would likely agree that Tariffs are an example of this concept.
Government Failure (Intervention)
This political ideology advocates for the abolition of all forms of hierarchical systems, including the state, believing that society can function through voluntary cooperation and self-management.
Anarchism
The book "Du contrat social; ou, Principes du droit politique" was published in 1762 by which Enlightenment thinker?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
This type of economy is often associated with ideologies that seek to centralize control and eliminate private ownership of the means of production.
Command Economy
This term refers to the promotion of an individual leader, often through exaggerated or false portrayals, as an infallible, heroic figure.
Cult of Personality
Adam Smith argued that free markets were better than mercantilism at doing what?
Distributing Scare Resources
"Tyranny of the Majority" is one of the biggest flaws of which type of government system?
Direct Democracy
This Enlightenment Thinkers philosophy was heavily influenced by his belief in "tabula rasa".
John Locke
A political approach that appeals to the concerns and interests of the general population, often opposing the elite
Populism
The Enabling Act (1933) is an example of which phase of Totalitarianism?
Consolidation of Power
On the political compass, which two directions would you be shifting to move from Franklin D. Roosevelt towards Joseph Stalin
Up and to the left
What is the Government System of the Cayman Islands?
Parliamentary Democracy (under a Constitutional Monarchy)
This South American revolutionary leader was inspired by Enlightenment ideals of liberty and equality, earning him the nickname "The Liberator."
Simón Bolívar
What are the 4 main agents of ‘political socialization’?
Family, Education, Media, Peer Groups
The August Faction was a political event that threatened the control of which Totalitarian leader?
Kim Il-sung (North Korea)
Overfishing in international waters would be an example of which economic concept?