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PLSC 114: Political Philosophy
Socrates, sovereignty, consent, and democracy.
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Question 1
In political philosophy, the question of legitimacy asks what?
- Why political authority is justified or binding
- Which candidate has the best campaign logo
- How to calculate compound interest
- Whether poetry must rhyme
Question 2
Machiavelli is often associated with which shift in political thought?
- Attention to power, necessity, and effective rule
- The claim that politics is only geometry
- A rejection of all statecraft
- The invention of judicial review
Question 3
In Hobbes, the state of nature is most famously characterized by what problem?
- Insecurity and conflict without a common power
- Perfect harmony under international law
- A permanent legislature
- Universal public schooling
Question 4
Locke's political theory is especially linked to which idea?
- Government by consent to protect rights
- Absolute monarchy without rights
- Rule only by poets
- Abolition of property in every form
Question 5
Rousseau's general will is best understood as what?
- The collective will oriented toward the common good
- A private preference poll
- The will of the wealthiest citizen
- A court clerk's instruction
Question 6
Tocqueville is often read for his analysis of which political condition?
- Democracy, equality, associations, and majority power
- The physics of falling bodies
- Medieval architecture only
- Cellular respiration
Question 7
A social contract theory usually tries to explain what?
- How political obligation can arise from agreement or authorization
- How atoms form covalent bonds
- Why all legal systems ban contracts
- How novels should be alphabetized
Question 8
Why is Socrates important for political philosophy?
- His trial raises questions about citizenship, law, and philosophical inquiry
- He wrote the U.S. Constitution
- He founded the Roman Empire
- He discovered penicillin
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