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Christian democracy is a political ideology that fundamentally seeks to reconcile Christian values with democratic principles and address contemporary societal challenges.
Answer: True
Christian democracy is often positioned as centre-left on economic issues and centre-right on social issues.
Answer: True
Christian democracy advocates for a strict separation of church and state, with no religious influence in public policy.
Answer: False
Christian democrats generally oppose the concept of religious liberty.
Answer: False
What is the primary goal of Christian democracy as a political ideology?
Answer: To reconcile Christian values with democratic principles and modern political life.
On the political spectrum, Christian democracy is often described as:
Answer: Centre-left on economic issues and centre-right on social issues.
Christian democracy advocates for a 'friendly separation of church and state' which implies:
Answer: Respect for the role of religious institutions alongside state autonomy.
Personalism, within Christian democracy, emphasizes the collective over the individual.
Answer: False
Personalism in Christian democracy leads to policies that oppose the common good.
Answer: False
Solidarity within Christian democracy promotes mutual support, particularly in the workplace.
Answer: True
Don Luigi Sturzo used the term 'popularism' to describe a system based on the active participation of the entire population for the common good.
Answer: True
Christian democratic pluralism views individuals as isolated entities, separate from social frameworks.
Answer: False
Subsidiarity dictates that higher authorities should always intervene before lower authorities.
Answer: False
Stewardship in Christian democracy involves the responsible management of resources for current and future generations.
Answer: True
Sphere sovereignty suggests that only the state holds God-given authority.
Answer: False
Subsidiarity implies that higher authorities should only intervene when lower levels are incapable of managing an issue.
Answer: True
Christian democracy views individuals as intrinsically part of a community with duties towards it.
Answer: True
The concept of 'sphere sovereignty' originated from John Calvin's ideas on God's sovereignty.
Answer: True
The concept of stewardship became linked to environmentalism in Catholic circles in the 1970s.
Answer: True
The concept of 'popularism' emphasizes decentralization and social reform within a Christian democratic framework.
Answer: True
The principle of personalism in Christian democracy emphasizes:
Answer: The inherent dignity and value of the human person.
Personalism in Christian democracy views freedom as:
Answer: A responsibility exercised in accordance with God's will.
What does the concept of 'solidarity' emphasize within Christian democratic thought?
Answer: Shared humanity, community ties, and mutual support.
Don Luigi Sturzo used the term 'popularism' to describe a system that:
Answer: Is based on the active participation of the entire population for the common good.
How does Christian democratic pluralism view individuals in relation to society?
Answer: As embedded within social frameworks like family and church.
The principle of subsidiarity suggests that intervention by higher authorities should occur:
Answer: Only when lower levels are incapable of fulfilling their duties effectively.
What does 'stewardship' mean in the context of Christian democracy?
Answer: The responsible management of resources for current and future generations.
The concept of 'sphere sovereignty' suggests that different societal sectors have:
Answer: Distinct areas of God-given authority and responsibility.
Which concept is central to Christian democratic thought regarding the relationship between individuals and society?
Answer: Individuals are part of a community with duties
The concept of 'sphere sovereignty' originated from which theological tradition?
Answer: Neo-Calvinism
What is the historical significance of the term 'popularism' as used by Luigi Sturzo?
Answer: It represented a form of democracy emphasizing decentralization and social reform.
Which of the following is a core principle of personalism in Christian democracy?
Answer: The inherent dignity and value of the human person.
The intellectual framework of Christian democracy is significantly influenced by the theological and philosophical contributions of Thomas Aquinas, alongside traditions such as Neo-Calvinism.
Answer: True
In the 19th century, Christian democrats were primarily concerned with international trade agreements.
Answer: False
The origins of Christian democracy were initially aligned with the French Revolution's secular ideals.
Answer: False
Pope Leo XIII's *Rerum Novarum* condemned workers' rights and labor associations.
Answer: False
In the 1870s, Catholic political movements were directly controlled by the Vatican.
Answer: False
*Quadragesimo Anno* reinforced the critique of economic liberalism and influenced corporatist ideas.
Answer: True
Christian democratic parties in Germany dissolved voluntarily under Nazi pressure.
Answer: False
Following World War II, Christian democrats were significant in restoring democracy in Europe.
Answer: True
Post-war German Protestant Christian democracy was primarily influenced by Marxist theologians.
Answer: False
Key figures in the European Union's early development, like Konrad Adenauer, were Christian democrats.
Answer: True
Jacques Maritain is considered the sole foundational figure of Christian democratic ideology.
Answer: False
The 'social question' emerged due to the decline of feudalism in the Middle Ages.
Answer: False
The Catholic Church's stance towards liberalism and democracy in the 19th century was consistently welcoming.
Answer: False
The social gospel movement influenced Christian democracy by focusing on spiritual salvation alone.
Answer: False
Christian democracy emerged in response to the social changes brought by the Industrial Revolution.
Answer: True
Which theological tradition is a significant influence on Christian democracy, alongside Catholic social teaching?
Answer: Neo-Calvinist tradition
What was a major concern for Christian democracy in the 19th century?
Answer: Addressing the 'social question' arising from capitalism.
In the post-World War II era, Christian democrats were instrumental in:
Answer: Establishing modern welfare states and contributing to the European Union.
The origins of Christian democracy were marked by initial conflict between the Catholic Church and:
Answer: The French Revolution's governments
Pope Leo XIII's encyclical *Rerum Novarum* (1891) was significant for:
Answer: Acknowledging workers' hardships and advocating for improved conditions.
Which papal encyclical, released 40 years after *Rerum Novarum*, reinforced critiques of liberalism and outlined a corporatist structure?
Answer: Quadragesimo Anno
Christian democratic parties faced significant challenges from which political movements in the mid-20th century?
Answer: Fascism and Nazism
Which of the following is NOT identified as a key figure in the early European project who was a Christian democrat?
Answer: Charles de Gaulle
What historical context gave rise to the 'social question' that Christian democracy addressed?
Answer: The societal upheaval caused by industrialization and capitalism.
How did the Catholic Church's relationship with liberalism and democracy evolve in the 19th century regarding Christian democracy?
Answer: It gradually shifted towards accepting democratic principles.
Christian democrats played a minor role in the establishment of welfare states in post-World War II Europe.
Answer: False
Christian democrats generally advocate for a completely unregulated market economy.
Answer: False
A social market economy, supported by Christian democrats, features a free price system.
Answer: True
Distributism, advocating widespread ownership of productive property, is supported by some Christian democrats.
Answer: True
Christian democrats typically hold a strict stance against any form of immigration.
Answer: False
Christian democratic parties were central to the development of the welfare state in Europe.
Answer: True
Christian democrats view private property rights as absolute, with no social responsibilities.
Answer: False
Christian democrats generally oppose multiculturalism, favoring cultural homogeneity.
Answer: False
Co-determination in Christian democratic labor relations means employers have sole decision-making power.
Answer: False
Christian democrats typically hold skeptical views towards abortion and same-sex marriage.
Answer: True
Christian democrats view the state's role as minimal, only intervening in extreme crises.
Answer: False
Social justice is a peripheral concern for Christian democracy.
Answer: False
The concept of 'co-determination' aligns with Christian democratic principles of solidarity.
Answer: True
What economic model do Christian democrats typically support?
Answer: A social market economy
Distributism, supported by some Christian democrats, advocates for:
Answer: Widespread ownership of productive property.
What is the typical Christian democratic approach to immigration?
Answer: A conciliatory view balancing national concerns with compassion.
What is the Christian democratic perspective on the role of the state?
Answer: The state should pursue public justice and ensure the common good, respecting other spheres.
Social justice is considered by Christian democrats to be:
Answer: A core value.
The concept of 'co-determination' in Christian democratic labor relations implies:
Answer: Workers having a say in management and decision-making.
What is the Christian democratic view on private property rights?
Answer: Private property rights are supported but come with social responsibilities.
How do Christian democrats typically approach multiculturalism?
Answer: They support multiculturalism while grounding national identity in shared Christian heritage.
The European People's Party (EPP) is an international organization with which many Christian democratic parties are affiliated.
Answer: True
The German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) serves as an example of a Christian democratic party.
Answer: True
European secularization is cited as a factor contributing to the decline of Christian democracy's influence.
Answer: True
Turkey's Justice and Development Party (AKP) has drawn inspiration from Christian democratic traditions.
Answer: True
The Centrist Democrat International (CDI) is a minor global political organization.
Answer: False
Early Christian democracy in Latin America was predominantly progressive.
Answer: False
The Christian Democratic Party of Chile (PDC) opposed the anti-Pinochet movement.
Answer: False
Christian democratic parties in Central and Eastern Europe generally opposed European integration after communism's collapse.
Answer: False
The Dutch 'polder model' is characterized by adversarial politics and minimal cooperation.
Answer: False
Which European political organization is many Christian democratic parties affiliated with?
Answer: The European People's Party (EPP)
Which of the following is NOT listed as a prominent Christian democratic party in the source?
Answer: France's Socialist Party
Factors contributing to the decline of Christian democracy's influence in the 21st century include:
Answer: European secularization and the loss of a traditional voting base.
In post-communist Central and Eastern Europe, Christian democratic parties often promoted:
Answer: Re-traditionalization and identity politics based on Christianity.
The Dutch 'polder model' is associated with Christian democracy due to its emphasis on:
Answer: Consensus-building and cooperation.