PTO 101 Study Theme 3: Politics and the State Quiz

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What is the main function of the state according to the functionalist approach?

Maintain social order (correct)
Regulate international trade
Promote individual freedoms
Maximize economic growth

What is a weakness highlighted by neo-Marxists regarding the state?

It facilitates socialist revolutions
It promotes class conflict
It ensures a fair distribution of wealth
It serves to uphold the capitalist system (correct)

According to the organizational approach, what does the state include?

Military and branches of government (correct)
Courts and social security system only
Family and media only
Government and bureaucracy only

What is a distinguishing feature between state and civil society according to the organizational approach?

Funding source (D) Signup and view all the answers

In the context of state government, what is a characteristic of managers of the state?

Partisan authority (C) Signup and view all the answers

What key feature defines the state according to the organizational approach (3)?

Sovereignty (unrestricted power) (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which theory proposes that the state cannot be understood separately from the economic structure of society?

Marxist view (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which feminist perspective argues that state power reflects a deeper structure of oppression in the form of patriarchy?

Radical feminism (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of state is characterized by minimal state intervention in the economy and society?

Minimal state (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective on the role of the state was held by classical liberals?

The state should have a minimal role in the economy and society (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which historical example is given for the minimal state ideal of classical liberals?

UK and USA during early industrialization of the 1800s (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which political movement supports the idea of a totalitarian state?

Fascism (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary role of a minimal state, according to the New Right?

Maintaining peace and order (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main goal of a developmental state's intervention in the economy?

Promoting industrial growth and economic development (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which type of state primarily focuses on broad social restructuring?

Social-democratic state (A) Signup and view all the answers

Who are some notable advocates of the minimal state concept?

Friedrich von Hayek and Milton Friedman (C) Signup and view all the answers

What do minimal states leave to individuals or civil society?

Economic, social, cultural, moral, and other responsibilities (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which countries are examples of developmental states during earlier parts of the 20th century?

Japan and Germany (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is the most accurate description of a totalitarian state?

A state that seeks to abolish civil society and eliminate the private sphere of life (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a religious state, as described in the text?

The rejection of the division between public and private life (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a totalitarian state?

Fascist Italy (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a religious state?

The Islamic State in Iran (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of totalitarian states regarding their focus on the individual?

Dissolving the individual identity into the group/social identity (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic of a religious state regarding the advancement of human civilization?

The advancement of human civilization is linked to the state and the widening of its responsibilities (C) Signup and view all the answers

According to the idealist approach, what is the main characteristic of the family in social life?

Particular altruism (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which approach to the state emphasizes the role and purpose of the state as an ethical community?

Idealist approach (B) Signup and view all the answers

In which realm of social life does the idealist approach emphasize placing one's own interests ahead of others?

Civil society (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which approach to the state focuses on its institutions and organizations?

Organizational approach (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main characteristic of the state in the idealist approach?

Universal altruism (B) Signup and view all the answers

Flashcards

Functionalist View of the State

Maintain social order

Neo-Marxist Critique of the State

It upholds the capitalist system.