Political Theory Mastery

Liberalism places central importance on:

1. Rule by religious leaders
2. Hereditary privilege
3. The absolute power of the state
4. Individual rights and liberty

Conservatism generally values:

1. Revolution and rapid change
2. Classless society
3. Tradition, order and gradual change
4. The abolition of the state

Anarchism seeks:

1. The abolition of the state
2. Rule by kings
3. A stronger state
4. Military government

Pluralism in political theory holds that:

1. Only one party should exist
2. A single elite controls everything
3. The state should be abolished
4. Power is spread among many competing groups

Classical elite theory is associated with:

1. Plato, Aristotle and Cicero
2. Gaetano Mosca, Vilfredo Pareto and Robert Michels
3. Locke, Rousseau and Mill
4. Marx, Engels and Lenin

Robert Michels's "iron law of oligarchy" states that:

1. Oligarchies never form
2. Democracy is always perfect
3. The majority always rules
4. Every organisation tends to be controlled by a small leadership group

Who wrote "The Power Elite" (1956)?

1. Max Weber
2. Karl Marx
3. Robert Dahl
4. C. Wright Mills