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ISM Quiz

Terms in this set (33)

1. Traditional
2. Feudal System
3. Capitalism
4. Socialism
5. Communism
Remember hint( tasting fudge can show carelessness)
List the Progression of Government
Traditional
Master-Slave is what type of Government?
Feudal System
Lord-Serf (unpaid peasant) is what type of Government?
Capitalism
Owners
(bourgeois ie) - worker
(proletariot)
is what type of Government
Socialism
Government owns the means of production is ?
Communism
The public owns the means of production?
Marxism
An economic and social system based upon the political and economic theories of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
1. Proletariat - Peasants - The working class
2. Bourgeoisie - Big Business - the elite (have all the money)
Marxism beliefs that there are two distinct classes of people. Name the two classes
Marxism
What is seen as the opposite of Capitalism?
Ownership of the means of production, distribution and exchange.
Marxism operates under the belief that the public should have ______________________________.
Their capacity to work. They have the ability only to sell their own labor
Under capitalism the working class/ the people own only?
The Communist Manifesto
The work of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels were published in?
1. The idea that classes drive historical change.
2. Marxism wishes to destroy capitalism - which aims to thrive on the exploitation (the profitable using of someone or something) of the proletarian(laborer) by those who own the means of running the economy.
What are the themes in the book "The Communist Manifesto"? written by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels.
Class struggle
All Things in life/society are explained through?
Economic Theory
This idea (by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels book) that basically all things in life/society are explained through class struggle is an overall economic theory that gets lumped in social classes and politics but first and for most it is an?
Socialism
An economic system . It uses government ownership of the means of production (e.g. factories) to direct the economy. It uses social welfare programs to promote universal employment, health care, and pensions is called?
Socialism
An economic system where the government owns all the means of productions is?
Socialism
What is the stepping stone to get to communism?
Socialism to Communism
We evolve from Capitalsim to ________________ to _________________.
Hands off business
Capitalism the Government is ?_____________________
Socialism
The government controls the business but with the concern of the people in mind. Government is trying to help the people. This type of Government is?
Communism
The concern of the people is in mind with the people having control of the means of the production. Everyone works as a community together. This type of Government is?
Communism
A socioeconomic (social and economic) structure and political ideology that promotes a classless society is what type of Government?
Communism
What type of government is based on common ownership of the means of production and was influenced by the ideas of Karl Marx?
1. Generally seen to be a branch/extension of socialsim.
2. Potential problems with Communism are motivation/incentive.
What is the problem with Communism?
Atheism
Regard religion as "The Onate of the masses". Drug of the masses designed to keep the poor in their place. The religion of Communism.
Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.
Why is Communism doomed to fail according to the Rock Star, Frank Zappa.
anti-communist
Someone has to hold the money bag even in a communist-style society. Whoever holds the bag is technically?
Everyone
Does this make sense? Some goods it makes sense for everybody to own. Think about water = no one should own water - should be free to all What about clothes = people should own clothes - different goods should be owned by individuals. Who makes decisions?
Capitalism
economic system in which wealth/means of producing wealth are all privately owned not public owned or commonly owned or state-owned is called?
Laissez-faire
Government hands off business - to let do. A hands off government is?
American Way
The idea that you can work harder and prosper is the?
Each person owns his or her own labor and therefore is allowed to sell the use of it to employers.
What is a distinguishing feature of Capitalism?
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