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Question 361· Political ideologies· JAMB
Communism aims at
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Answer: A. a classless society with common ownership
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Question 362· Political ideologies· WAEC
The ideology that advocates the common ownership of the means of production is
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Answer: D. socialism
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Question 363· Political ideologies· WAEC
Socialism differs from capitalism in that socialism favours
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Answer: D. public ownership of major means of production
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Question 364· Political ideologies· JAMB
Communism is associated mainly with
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Answer: B. Karl Marx
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Question 365· Political ideologies· WAEC
A state that controls all aspects of public and private life is described as
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Answer: A. totalitarian
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Question 366· Political ideologies· JAMB
Liberalism emphasises
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Answer: A. individual liberty and limited government
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Question 367· Political ideologies· JAMB
The social contract theory of government is associated with
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Answer: B. Hobbes, Locke and Rousseau
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Question 368· Political ideologies· WAEC
Capitalism is an economic and political system in which
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Answer: A. the means of production are privately owned
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Question 369· Political ideologies· WAEC
Communism advocates
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Answer: C. a classless society with common ownership
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Question 370· Political ideologies· WAEC
The political philosophy that sees the state as unnecessary and harmful is
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Answer: A. anarchism
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Question 371· Political ideologies· JAMB
Welfarism is the idea that government should
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Answer: C. provide social services for the well-being of citizens
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Question 372· Political ideologies· WAEC
Welfare state policies aim to
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Answer: B. provide social services and security for citizens
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Question 373· Political ideologies· JAMB
Nazism was the ideology of
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Answer: D. Adolf Hitler's Germany
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Question 374· Political ideologies· JAMB
Feudalism was a system based on
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Answer: D. land held in return for service to a lord
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Question 375· Political ideologies· WAEC
Benito Mussolini's government in Italy is a well-known example of
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Answer: D. fascism
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Question 376· Political ideologies· JAMB
A totalitarian state is one in which
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Answer: D. the government controls almost every aspect of citizens' lives
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Question 377· Political ideologies· JAMB
Anarchism advocates
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Answer: B. the abolition of the state
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Question 378· Political ideologies· JAMB
Thomas Hobbes described life in the state of nature as
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Answer: D. solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short
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Question 379· Political ideologies· WAEC
Feudalism was a system based on the
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Answer: D. ownership of land and loyalty to lords
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Question 380· Political ideologies· WAEC
Karl Marx is associated with
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Answer: C. communism
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JAMB and WAEC Government questions

Communism aims at

The ideology that advocates the common ownership of the means of production is

Socialism differs from capitalism in that socialism favours

Communism is associated mainly with

A state that controls all aspects of public and private life is described as

Liberalism emphasises

The social contract theory of government is associated with

Capitalism is an economic and political system in which

Communism advocates

The political philosophy that sees the state as unnecessary and harmful is

Welfarism is the idea that government should

Welfare state policies aim to

Nazism was the ideology of

Feudalism was a system based on

Benito Mussolini's government in Italy is a well-known example of

A totalitarian state is one in which

Anarchism advocates

Thomas Hobbes described life in the state of nature as

Feudalism was a system based on the

Karl Marx is associated with