Question 1

Plato was adamantly opposed to&#10;A) monarchy.&#10;B) democracy.&#10;C) aristocracy.&#10;D) all of the above.&#10;E) none of the above.

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Plato was opposed to democracy, which he criticized in his works, particularly in "The Republic." He believed democracy could lead to the election of leaders who were not wise or virtuous. Instead, Plato advocated for a form of government led by philosopher-kings, a concept that does not align with democratic principles.

Question 2

The form of government favored by Machiavelli is&#10;A) monarchy.&#10;B) democracy.&#10;C) aristocracy.&#10;D) republic.&#10;E) tyranny.

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Machiavelli favored a republic as the best form of government, as he articulated in his discourses on the first ten books of Livy's history of Rome.

Question 3

The American Founders attempted to create a(n)&#10;A) republic.&#10;B) democracy.&#10;C) constitutional monarchy.&#10;D) constitutional democracy.&#10;E) none of the above.

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A

Question 4

Democracy originally meant a system of rule by&#10;A) the poorest class of citizens.&#10;B) the numerically largest class of citizens.&#10;C) a philosopher-king.&#10;D) both A and C are correct.&#10;E) both A and B are correct.

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Democracy, in its original conception, particularly in ancient Athens, meant a system of rule by the demos, which can be interpreted as the common people or the populace at large, encompassing both the poorest and the numerically largest class of citizens. This contrasts with rule by a select elite or a monarch.

Question 5

Aristotle argued that polity is a better form of government than democracy because&#10;A) the &#34;middling&#34; or middle-class men who rule a polity will work to promote the common good.&#10;B) polity is rule by the many in the interests of the many.&#10;C) polity is rule by the many who are poor, and justice demands that the poor hold power.&#10;D) democracy is a form of mixed government, and mixed governments simply lead to confusion.&#10;E) he was an aristocrat who couldn't bear to say anything good about democracy.

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Aristotle believed that the middle class would be more likely to govern in the interest of the common good, as they are less likely to be swayed by the extremes of wealth and poverty.

Question 6

Plato and Aristotle believed that democracy is&#10;A) a bad form of government because it gives too much power to the wealthy.&#10;B) a good form of government because it gives most power to the &#34;middling&#34; class of people.&#10;C) a good form of government because &#34;what touches all should be decided by all.&#34;&#10;D) a bad form of government because it gives power to people who lack wisdom, foresight, and self-restraint.&#10;E) a good form of government as long as the people elect Plato and Aristotle to office.

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Plato and Aristotle critiqued democracy for entrusting power to those they considered lacking in wisdom, foresight, and self-restraint, rather than to a knowledgeable or virtuous elite.

Question 7

According to Niccol&#242; Machiavelli, the greatest danger a republic faces is that it will be&#10;A) torn apart by disputes between different religious groups.&#10;B) unable to protect individual liberties from the tyranny of the majority.&#10;C) destroyed from within by the corruption and complacency of its own citizens.&#10;D) unable to achieve the &#34;rota&#34; necessary to maintain mixed government.&#10;E) weakened by the poverty of its citizens.

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Machiavelli believed that internal corruption and the moral decay of citizens posed the greatest threat to a republic's stability and longevity. He emphasized the importance of civic virtue and the dangers of complacency and corruption within.

Question 8

One of the republican features of the U.S. Constitution is the&#10;A) constitutional provision that everyone has a natural right to life, liberty, and happiness.&#10;B) power given to the president to act as commander-in-chief of the military.&#10;C) Supreme Court's right to review all bills before they become laws.&#10;D) principle of majority rule.&#10;E) division of Congress into a popular body (the House) and a more aristocratic body (the Senate).

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The division of Congress into a popular body (the House) and a more aristocratic body (the Senate) is a republican feature of the U.S. Constitution.

Question 9

Alexis de Tocqueville believed that democracy leads to&#10;A) mediocrity, conformity, and the tyranny of the majority opinion.&#10;B) a strong government because it encourages political participation.&#10;C) a diverse society with many geniuses because of its devotion to individuality.&#10;D) a breakdown of law and order because everyone will do whatever he or she wants to do.&#10;E) a strengthening of law and order because people will learn how to govern themselves.

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Tocqueville argued that democracy, while promoting equality, could lead to mediocrity and conformity due to the tyranny of the majority, where the majority's opinion becomes so dominant that it stifles individual thought and innovation.

Question 10

According to the Greek writer Polybius, a republic is&#10;A) just another name for a social democracy.&#10;B) not as good as democracy because it places too much power in the hands of the wealthy.&#10;C) the most stable form of government because it mixes rule by one, the few, and the many.&#10;D) a satisfactory form of government for a small territory but not for a large one.&#10;E) the worst form of government because it requires too much time and effort from the people.

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Polybius believed that a republic, which combines elements of monarchy, aristocracy, and democracy, was the most stable and effective form of government. This mixed constitution theory suggested that the strengths of each system could balance the weaknesses of the others.

Question 11

In Aristotle's terms, the good form of &#34;rule by the many&#34; is&#10;A) oligarchy.&#10;B) polity.&#10;C) the rota.&#10;D) democracy.&#10;E) aristocracy.

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Question 12

Which of the following contributed to the revival of democracy in the seventeenth century?&#10;A) Roger Williams and the Levellers&#10;B) John Stuart Mill and the Utilitarians&#10;C) Plato and the Guardians&#10;D) Polybius and the Machiavellians&#10;E) Paul Revere and the Raiders

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Question 13

Which of the following best describes the idea of mixed or balanced government?&#10;A) Governing power will be shared by the one, the few, and the many.&#10;B) People of different groups or nationalities will blend together into a single political unit.&#10;C) The government will always try to promote the greatest happiness of the greatest number.&#10;D) The government follows the rule, &#34;What touches all should be decided by all.&#34;&#10;E) Anyone who wants to go into politics these days must be unbalanced!

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Question 14

Which of the following statements best reflects the early Christians' attitude toward politics?&#10;A) Obey those who are in power and seek no power for yourself.&#10;B) Monarchy is the only acceptable form of government because God appoints kings to rule us.&#10;C) Democracy is the only acceptable form of government because God creates us all as equals.&#10;D) We are all equal in God's eyes, so no one has the right to have power over other people.&#10;E) Different forms of government must be mixed together to do God's will.

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Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a feature of Niccol&#242; Machiavelli's Discourses?&#10;A) the desire for a mixed government&#10;B) the attempt to promote a virtuous, public-spirited citizenry&#10;C) belief in the rule of law, not the rule of princes or monarchs&#10;D) fear of the corruption of the citizens by luxury, selfishness, and ambition for power&#10;E) belief that property should be distributed equally to give every citizen equal power

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Question 16

Majority rule must be limited to protect individual rights and liberties, according to&#10;A) people's democracy.&#10;B) liberal democracy.&#10;C) evaluative democracy.&#10;D) social democracy.&#10;E) conservative democracy.

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Question 17

According to the Greek philosopher Plato, which form of government is better than democracy?&#10;A) oligarchy (or rule by the few)&#10;B) timarchy (rule by the military)&#10;C) tyranny (rule by the strongest)&#10;D) guardianship (or aristocracy)&#10;E) wackocracy (rule by the wacky)

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Question 18

Republican political theories favor which of the following forms of government?&#10;A) monarchy&#10;B) democracy&#10;C) populist oligarchy&#10;D) aristocracy&#10;E) mixed or balanced government

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Question 19

Which of the following ideologies support the democratic ideal?&#10;A) liberalism and socialism&#10;B) liberalism and conservatism&#10;C) radical Islamism and fascism&#10;D) fascism and Nazism&#10;E) both A and B are correct

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Question 20

Which conception of democracy stresses the rights and liberties of the individual?&#10;A) liberal democracy&#10;B) social democracy&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) wack democracy&#10;E) both B and C are correct

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Question 21

Which conception of democracy calls for rule in the interest of the working people, or proletariat?&#10;A) liberal democracy&#10;B) social democracy&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) wack democracy&#10;E) both A and C are correct

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Question 22

Which of the following Supreme Court decisions rendered campaign contributions essentially unlimited?&#10;A) Lochner v. New York&#10;B) Brown v. Board of Education&#10;C) Roe v. Wade&#10;D) Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission&#10;E) none of the above

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Question 23

According to Aristotle and some modern political scientists, democracy&#10;A) is not possible everywhere.&#10;B) requires certain cultural prerequisites.&#10;C) can flourish almost anywhere.&#10;D) Both A and B are correct.&#10;E) Both B and C are correct.

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Question 24

Aristotle looked more favorably upon &#34;rule by the many&#34; than Plato did.

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Question 25

Tocqueville claimed that Americans value liberty above equality.

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Question 26

Democracy was originally a form of class rule.

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Question 27

The word democracy comes from the Latin demon krazie, meaning &#34;demon-crazed.&#34;

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Question 28

From ancient Athens to the present, democracies have always protected the rights of individuals.

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Question 29

Democracy is one of the most important and influential ideologies in the modern world.

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Question 30

All modern democracies attempt to imitate American democracy.

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Question 31

Aristotle believed that democracy can be established almost anywhere.

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Question 32

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-Believed in a &#34;rota,&#34; or rotation of representatives in and out of office, to protect liberty:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 33

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-Author of the nineteenth-century study of democracy, Democracy in America:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 34

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-The version of democracy that has prevailed in communist countries:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 35

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-Philosopher who said that democracy gives power to the ignorant and envious:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 36

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-Notorious author of The Prince who displayed his preference for a republic in another book:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 37

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-Justified popular rule in his Politics because many heads are better than one:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 38

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-Greek writer who argued that political stability can be achieved through mixed government:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 39

Matching&#10;Fill in the blanks with the letter corresponding to the names or terms listed below. Some names or terms may be used more than once and others not at all.&#10;-The version of democracy that would spread wealth to give every citizen roughly equal power:&#10;A) Aristotle&#10;B) Polybius&#10;C) people's democracy&#10;D) James Harrington&#10;E) Niccol&#242; Machiavelli&#10;F)Plato&#10;G) Karl Marx&#10;H) social democracy&#10;I) Alexis de Tocqueville&#10;J) liberal democracy

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Question 40

Identify and explain the significance of the following names, terms, or concepts.&#10;-Socrates

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