Civic culture theory (Multiple Choice)

Civic culture theory
 
  a. is the belief among some economic and political elite that their position implies a civic obligation to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate than themselves.
  b. argues that the cultural form of a particular society influences political outcomes including the likelihood of successful democracy.
  c. discourages government involvement in the protection of groups or leveling of the economic playing field.
  d. supports government action aimed at benefiting large numbers of people.
  e. emphasizes causes and consequences of differences within a population between those who value freedom and quality of life positions such as environmental protection, and those who value order and economic prosperity.

 Q. 2

Which of the following types of political culture identified by Almond and Verba are interested in politics, but feel disconnected from the political system?
 
  a. Apathetics
  b. Parochials
  c. Participants
  d. The disillusioned
  e. Subjects

 Q. 3

Which of the following was part of the team that developed civic culture theory?
 
  a. Benjamin Barber
  b. Ronald Inglehart
  c. Gabriel Almond
  d. Lowell Barrington
  e. Boris Lanin

 Q. 4

Noblesse oblige suggests that
 
  a. social, economic, and political elites should use their position to enhance the quality of life for those less fortunate than themselves.
  b. individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves and that, as much as possible, families and small social organizations should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals rather than the state furnishing such protections.
  c. the market is the best way to allocate resources and generate wealth but not to distribute such wealth.
  d. government involvement in the protection of groups or leveling of the economic playing field should be discouraged.
  e. strengthening traditional social attitudes is an effective way to immunize countries from the corrupting cultural influences of Western-led globalization.

 Q. 5

Islamism is rooted in the idea that
 
  a. individuals have a right to make decisions for themselves and that, as much as possible, families and small social organizations should provide economic protection and distribute social goods to individuals rather than the state furnishing such protections.
  b. if people respect authority, and those in power rule responsibly and in the interests of society as a whole, God's will is being followed.
  c. the market is the best way to allocate resources and generate wealth but not to distribute such wealth.
  d. traditional social attitudes are a way to immunize countries from the corrupting cultural influences of Western-led globalization.
  e. government involvement in the protection of groups or leveling of the economic playing field should be discouraged.

 Q. 6

Which of the following belief systems is NOT considered to be left of center on the political spectrum?
 
  a. Progressive
  b. Liberal
  c. Social Democratic
  d. Reactionary
  e. Socialism

 Q. 7

Which ideology is most compatible with individualistic political culture?
 
  a. Progressive
  b. Liberal
  c. Libertarian
  d. Reactionary
  e. Socialism