Jacobin Legacy Quiz

Where and when did the Jacobin State originate?

• The French Revolution, 1793-1794

• The American Revolution, 1785

• The Civil War, 1862

• WWII, 1945

Who introduced the term "the welfare state" and what were its main principles?

• Franklin D. Roosevelt; focused on authoritarian control

• Winston Churchill; focused on promoting individual freedom

• William Temple; focused on redistributive policies and personal freedoms

• Joseph Ross; focused on human rights

Where did the debate over organizing the welfare state originate?

• American Civil War

• Russian Revolution

• Spanish Revolution

• French Revolution

What is the connection between the emergence of social rights and the pursuit of material equality?

• They aimed to increase authoritarian control

• They sought to eliminate personal freedoms

• They had no relation to material equality

• Social rights aimed to achieve material equality

How did the French Revolution influence social justice ideas?

• It diminished the importance of social justice

• It emphasized authoritarian control

• It introduced new ideas about economic fairness

What was the Declaration the Jacobins made in 1793?

• The rights of humans

• The rights of Man and Citizen

• The Rights of Citizen and Man

• The rights of people everywhere

Once the Jacobins seized power, what did they do?

• Seized the means of production

• Abolished private property

• Instituted price controls

• Opened up the stock market

What was the Jacobins' stance on economic welfare during the French Revolution?

• They advocated for a laissez-faire economic system with minimal government intervention.

• They supported strict price controls and wealth redistribution to address economic inequality

• They believed in maintaining the economic policies of the Ancien Régime.

• They promoted a capitalist system to encourage free-market competition.

What right did not make it into the UDHR?

• Right to work

• Right to privacy

• Right to strike

• Right to social services

Where was Jacobin Legacy strongest?

• The Soviet Union

• The global South

• The Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Western Welfare States