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Students Zone / Questions / Chapter 27: Politics and Political Theories

1. What principles should determine whether a territory should be a sovereign state?

2. It is often argued that the ideology of fascism is not internally coherent. Do you agree?

3. Does the law function in the interests of the strongest?

4. ‘The executive of the modern state is but a committee for the management of the common affairs of the whole bourgeoisie.’ (Marx & Engels). Discuss.

5. Analyse the relationship between economic and political liberalism.

6. Isn’t it in fact true that anarchy is the purpose of government in the same way that health is the purpose of medicine?

7. Analyse the key characteristics of totalitarianism. In your view could there be a totalitarian democracy?

8. Do we still live in an age of ideology?

9. Many liberals see democracy as a threat to liberty. Why do you think this is the case?