18 concepts the spec wants you to use precisely, drawn from the Panther database. Read them, then test yourself.
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The concepts
Christian socialism(tap to reveal)- A tradition that links Christian faith with socialist values, arguing that caring for the poor and promoting equality reflects genuine Christian teaching.
Evolutionary socialism(tap to reveal)- The belief that socialism can be achieved gradually through elections and Parliament, without the need for violent revolution.
Revolutionary socialism(tap to reveal)- The socialist belief that capitalism can only be ended through revolution rather than gradual reform, associated with Marxist-Leninist traditions.
Alienation (Marxist)(tap to reveal)- A Marxist idea that workers under capitalism feel disconnected from their work, their products and each other because they are treated as a means of making profit rather than as human beings.
Arbitration (industrial)(tap to reveal)- When an independent referee is brought in to settle a dispute between workers and employers, often to avoid a strike.
Bourgeoisie(tap to reveal)- The ruling class in a capitalist society who own the businesses, factories and land, and who profit from the work done by ordinary workers.
Capitalism(tap to reveal)- An economic system based on private ownership, free markets, and profit, where businesses compete to sell goods and services.
Capitalist state(tap to reveal)- A state whose structures and rules broadly serve the interests of the wealthy and businesses, even if not by conscious design.
Class consciousness(tap to reveal)- The awareness workers have of their shared identity and interests as an exploited group under capitalism.
Co-operation(tap to reveal)- Working together for shared benefit, rather than competing against each other as capitalism encourages.
Co-operative movement(tap to reveal)- A movement that promotes businesses owned and run by their workers or members, sharing profits among themselves rather than paying them to outside investors.
Collectivism(tap to reveal)- The view that people are naturally social beings and that working together and sharing resources is better than each person looking after only themselves.
Common ownership(tap to reveal)- The idea that key industries or resources should be owned collectively (often through the state), not by private individuals.
Communism(tap to reveal)- A political and economic system aiming for a classless society where all property is shared equally, most closely associated with Marx.
Dialectic(tap to reveal)- The Marxist idea that history moves forward through conflict between opposing forces, eventually producing a new situation.
Fabianism(tap to reveal)- A British tradition of democratic socialism that believed in achieving socialist goals gradually through parliamentary reform and policy change rather than revolution.
Fraternity(tap to reveal)- The socialist idea that people are bound together by a sense of shared humanity and brotherhood, not just individual self-interest.
Gradualism(tap to reveal)- The belief that change should happen slowly, step by step through reform of existing institutions, rather than through sudden revolution.