Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective and Research Process

Compare and contrast political systems in a global perspective, including monarchy, authoritarianism, totalitarianism, and democracy.

Sometimes a corporation has virtually no competitors; this is termed a(n)_______________ A(n) _______________exists when just a few companies have virtual control of an entire industry.

China is the only country in the world today with a purely socialist economic system.

One example of a _______________regime was the National Socialist (Nazi) party in Germany during World War II; military leaders there sought to control all aspects of national life, not just government operations.

All forms of unemployment tend to be only temporary.

The central ingredient in the U.S. governmental bureaucracy is_______________ .

In contemporary societies, the government is the primary political system.

_______________requires that citizens be able to meet together regularly to debate and decide the issues of the day.

Discuss the U.S. political system with regard to the extent of political participation, the nature of political parties, and current popular attitudes toward politics and government.

Most workers in preindustrial economies (such as hunting and gathering, horticultural and pastoral, and agrarian societies) engage in _______________production, which is the extraction of raw materials and natural resources from the environment.

_______________are large companies that are headquartered in one country but produce goods and services across many different national boundaries.

Representative democracies have governments that are all organized in the same way.

The _______________is also referred to as the military-industrial complex, which results in the mutual interdependence of the military establishment and private military contractors.

The U.S. government employs about _______________people in civilian positions.

Using information from the text, discuss your own views on the future of politics and the economy in the United States.

Today, the U.S. State Department recognizes nearly_____________ independent nation-states throughout the world.

Steel workers who process metal ore and autoworkers who then convert the ore into automobiles, trucks, and buses are engaged in _______________production.

_______________is the world's largest corporation.

Political institutions first emerged in _____________societies as they acquired surpluses and developed greater social inequality. Elites took control of politics and used custom or traditional authority to justify their position.

The term _______________refers to the process of converting resources from state ownership to private ownership.