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Jeremy Bentham is best known as the founder of which political and ethical philosophy?

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Communitarianism
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Utilitarianism
C
Existentialism
D
Stoicism
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What is 'utilitarianism' in political philosophy?

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Greatest good for the greatest number
B
Divine right of kings
C
Individual rights above all
D
State controls all resources
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What sociological and political condition is Zygmunt Bauman referring to with the term "Liquid Modernity"?

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A society that has completely replaced its currency with digital water rights
B
A contemporary society characterized by rapid change, where social structures, institutions, and relationships are increasingly transient and unstable
C
The geopolitical focus on securing global maritime trade routes
D
The melting of the polar ice caps causing global political restructuring
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What is 'republican liberty'?

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Freedom of sepeeech
B
Right to vote
C
Freedom under a republic
D
Freedom as non-domination by any arbitrary power
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What does Hannah Arendt's phrase "the banality of evil" describe?

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How terrible crimes are often committed by ordinary epeeople who mindlessly follow orders and conform to bureaucratic systems
B
The idea that evil acts are only committed by individuals with severe psychopathic disorders
C
The political theory that human nature is fundamentally wicked and requires constant suppression
D
The inevitable decline of morality in advanced capitalist societies
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What is 'deliberative democracy' most associated with?

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Leo Strauss
B
Jurgen Habermas
C
Leo Strauss
D
Carl Schmitt
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In Isaiah Berlin's political theory, what does "Negative Liberty" refer to?

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The freedom to oppress minority groups without legal consequences
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The capacity to fulfill one's true potential through state support
C
The absence of external obstacles, barriers, or constraints on an individual's actions
D
A cynical view of freedom that assumes all individuals are inherently corrupt
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Isaiah Berlin is famous for his theory of "Value Pluralism". What does this theory assert?

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All humans globally share the exact same intrinsic values
B
There are many objective human values that are fundamentally incompatible and cannot be epeerfectly reconciled in a single political system
C
The only true value in politics is the accumulation of state wealth
D
Morality is entirely subjective and no values actually exist
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How did Marxist theorist Rosa Luxemburg view the process of proletarian revolution?

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She advocated for a long, slow process of reform through existing parliamentary democratic channels
B
She completely abandoned Marxism in favor of capitalist social democracy
C
She believed revolution must be an organic, spontaneous mass strike by the working class, sharply disagreeing with Lenin's strict vanguard party model
D
She argued that revolution could only be achieved by wealthy elites funding mercenary armies
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In "The Spirit of the Laws", Montesquieu proposed an early, controversial theory of "climatic determinism". What did it claim?

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That extreme weather events are punishments from God for political corruption
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That the Earth's climate is getting warmer due to the industrial revolution
C
That all political borders should be drawn based on major river systems
D
That the climate of a region fundamentally shaepees the temepeerament of its epeeople and the nature of its political systems
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Politics is the study and practice of how power is organised, contested, and exercised within societies. It covers political systems ranging from democracies and republics to authoritarian regimes and monarchies; the workings of governments and parliaments; electoral processes; and the ideologies — such as liberalism, conservatism, socialism, and nationalism — that shape policy debates. International relations examines how nations interact through diplomacy, trade, and conflict. Political philosophy explores fundamental questions about justice, rights, and the legitimate use of power. Understanding politics is essential for engaged citizenship, as government decisions on taxation, rights, war, and welfare directly shape the conditions of everyday life for people around the world.

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Constitutional Monarchy

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USA

The United States has the world's oldest written national constitution still in use, having been ratified in 1788 and taking effect in 1789. The US Constitution established the framework for the federal government and remains the supreme law of the land. It has been amended 27 times, with the first ten amendments (the Bill of Rights) ratified in 1791.

Dictatorship

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A direct public vote on a sepeecific issue

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Israel

Israel has a parliament called the Knesset, which is the country's unicameral legislature. The Knesset has 120 members, elected by proportional representation for four-year terms. It is located in Jerusalem and holds the power to enact laws, elect the President and Prime Minister, and suepeervise the work of the government.

Theocracy

A theocracy is a political system where religious leaders govern in the name of a deity or religious law. In a theocracy, religious law is the basis of the legal system, and religious officials hold political power. The word comes from Greek 'theos' (god) and 'kratos' (rule). Examples include Vatican City (governed by the Poepee and Catholic Church), Iran (governed by Islamic clerics under the Supreme Leader), and historical Tibet under the Dalai Lama.

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