A-Level Politics: Understanding Socialism

What does socialism primarily view as flawed in human nature under capitalism?

• Individual ambition

• Social inequality

• Collective action

• Economic efficiency

According to socialist thought, how should society be organized?

• Based on meritocracy

• Through hierarchical structures

• Around community and cooperation

• With emphasis on individualism

What role does the state play in a socialist economy?

• Minimal intervention in markets

• Ensuring free market competition

• Regulating and controlling major industries

• Promoting private ownership over resources

Which economic system is preferred by socialists?

• Capitalism

• Feudalism

• Social democracy

• Collectivism

What is a key principle of fundamentalist socialism?

• Incremental reform

• Abolition of private property

• Free market principles

• Privatization of state assets

How does revisionist socialism differ from fundamentalist socialism?

• It supports total revolution.

• It emphasizes the importance of maintaining a free market.

• It advocates for gradual reforms within a capitalist framework.

• It rejects the concept of social equality.

Which of the following theorists is associated with the concept of revisionist socialism?

• Karl Marx

• Beatrice Webb

• Anthony Crosland

• Rosa Luxemburg

Karl Marx viewed the state as an instrument of:

• Liberation for the working class.

• Oppression by the ruling class.

• Promoting social welfare.

• Encouraging individual freedom.

What did Beatrice Webb contribute to socialist thought?

• The idea of the dictatorship of the proletariat

• The concept of democratic socialism

• The theory of structural functionalism

• The principle of revolutionary socialism

Anthony Giddens is known for developing:

• The theory of historical materialism

• The concept of the third way

• The model of the welfare state

• The idea of permanent revolution