Deck 12: Political Leadership: The Many Faces of Power

Question 1

Which of these men would be considered a citizen-leader?

A) Walter Lippmann
B) Winston Churchill
C) Anwar Sadat
D) Václav Havel
E) Alexander Hamilton

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Although opposed to slavery, Lincoln knew that an outright ban would not work, so what did he try to do instead?

A) Initiated a program of weaning the south off slavery
B) Asked for each state to propose their own plan
C) Used intimidation tactics, which backfired
D) Initiated a policy of no slavery in any new territory
E) Was waiting for Congress to intervene

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Why was Czechoslvakian leader Václav Havel repeatedly jailed?

A) For his work as a dissident and human rights activist
B) For writing a novel that attacked his country's president
C) For resisting the military draft
D) For defacing government property
E) For going on a hunger strike

Answer 3

A

Question 4

What does Statecraft refer to?

A) Writing of constitutions
B) Declaration of independence from colonial rule
C) Construction of symbols of statehood
D) Wise use of state power
E) Founding of republican government

Question 5

Which is NOT true about Aaron Burr?

A) He shot Alexander Hamilton.
B) He served as governor of Virginia.
C) He plotted to kill Thomas Jefferson.
D) He served as vice-president.
E) He was tried for treason.

Question 6

What is true of Aung San Suu Kyi?

A) She was a dissident leader in Vietnam.
B) She escaped from prison to found the National League for Democracy.
C) She was a demogogue in Cambodia.
D) While under house arrest, she was awarded a Nobel Peace Prize.
E) She spent ten years in prison before becoming a member of Burma's parliament.

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT be considered a demagogue?

A) Huey Long
B) Joseph McCarthy
C) Aaron Burr
D) Franklin Roosevelt
E) Theodore Bilbo

Question 8

A good leader should have all of the following traits EXCEPT

A) an emphasis on the public good.
B) common sense.
C) the ability to delegate.
D) lust for power and a willingness to use it to remove all obstacles or challengers.
E) the ability to face the historical circumstances of the times.

Question 9

Who helped pave the way for the successful Camp David Accords?

A) Anwar al-Sadat
B) Vaclav Havel
C) Al Gore
D) Benazir Bhutto
E) Ronald Reagan

Question 10

Which of the following contributed to the liberation of Egypt and became a symbol of the anti-Mubarak Movement?

A) Wael Ghonim
B) Anwar Sadat
C) Nelson Mandela
D) Mohandas Gandhi
E) Jimmy Carter

Question 11

What did Douglass Adair think was the main motivator of our Founding Fathers?

A) Fame
B) Fortune
C) Solving problems
D) Fun
E) Self-interest

Question 12

Because of his ruthless methods and questionable ethics, what was Tom DeLay's nickname?

A) The Vulture
B) The Hammer
C) The Grizzly
D) The Jackal
E) The Snake

Question 13

What is the problem when corrupt and mediocre politicians become the norm?

A) It opens the door for great leaders to emerge.
B) It creates a self-fulfilling prophecy where only corrupt and mediocre candidates run for office.
C) It causes everyone to be corrupt.
D) It cancels all types of motivation.
E) All of the above

Question 14

Which "great leader" was instrumental in changing Egypt's stance on Israel?

A) Benazir Bhutto
B) Anwar al-Sadat
C) Aung San Suu Kyi
D) Gamal Abdel Nasser
E) Nelson Mandela

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT an attribute of Rómulo Betancourt?

A) Self-control
B) Knowing how to tame the ambitions of military officers
C) The ability to judge people's motives
D) Knowing when to compromise and when not to
E) Practical idealism

Question 16

What did eighteenth-century British writer and legislator Edmund Burke believe?

A) That elected officials should act as trustees for their constituents
B) That while representatives must pay careful attention to public opinion, they must also maintain their independence of thought and action
C) That a natural aristocracy, made up of the best and brightest, should govern
D) That the trustee theory of representation worked
E) All of the above

Question 17

Which leader famously claimed he was "just plain folks" and that the real enemies were rich corporations?

A) Nelson Mandela
B) Joseph McCarthy
C) Benazir Bhutto
D) Huey Long
E) Theodore Bilbo

Question 18

Who was the symbol of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa?

A) Walter Lippman
B) Martin Luther King, Jr.
C) Mohandas Gandhi
D) Wael Ghonim
E) Nelson Mandela

Question 19

According to the delegate theory of representation,

A) officials should act according to the views of the electorate.
B) focus groups are of little use.
C) politicians should let their conscience guide them in making decisions.
D) only the most intelligent members of society should serve in leadership roles.
E) opinion is only a barometer, to be used as the legislator sees fit.

Question 20

Who rose to power and fell just as quickly by claiming the U.S. government was infiltrated by Communists?

A) Huey Long
B) Tom DeLay
C) Theodore Bilbo
D) Joseph McCarthy
E) Alexander Hamilton

Question 21

Luck and circumstances have no bearing on the careers of great leaders.

Question 22

Aaron Burr not only shot Alexander Hamilton, but had a long list of seditious activities in trying to undermine the nation.

Question 23

Demagogues generally vow to defeat the forces of evil that, according to them, are solely responsible for the
people's plight.

Question 24

Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to become speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Question 25

Since the end of World War II, militarism and expansionism are no longer considered to be virtuous qualities in leaders.

Question 26

Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus was one of the last -- but most publicly visible and famous -- acts of protest in the civil rights movement.

Question 27

Churchill was one of the few to understand the darker side of human nature, and thus alerted Britain and Europe to the threat of Nazi Germany.

Question 28

The trustee theory of representation holds that the best and the brightest should govern.

Question 29

Under Sadat, Egypt was the first Arab country to recognize Israel as a sovereign state.

Question 30

The delegate theory of representation says that elected officials should be leaders, making informed choices in the interest of their constituencies.

Question 31

Aung San Suu Kyi's role in Burma is similar to that of Nelson Mandela in South Africa.

Question 32

Pursuit of the public good always requires full honesty from a leader.

Question 33

Although Lincoln believed that slavery was wrong, he did not advocate for it to come to an immediate end.

Question 34

Although he won election in 1946, the U.S. Senate refused to seat Theodore Bilbo.

Question 35

Hugo Chavez is considered the founder of Venezuelan democracy.