Question 1

Affirmative action is now illegal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Discuss the importance of political participation in representative democracy.

Accepted Answer

Political participation is crucial in a

Question 3

Reductions in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization are called

Accepted Answer

A) deindustrialization. 
B) downsizing. 
C) anomie. 
D) alienation. 
A) deindustrialization. 
B) downsizing. 
C) anomie. 
D) alienation.

Question 4

Explain how temporary and part-time positions are re-shaping the workforce in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Temporary and part-time positions are re

Question 5

The term microfinancing refers to

Accepted Answer

A) lending small sums of money to the poor so that they can work their way out of poverty. 
B) welfare handouts for poor people in developing countries. 
C) welfare handouts for poor people in industrial countries. 
D) pyramid schemes. 
A) lending small sums of money to the poor so that they can work their way out of poverty. 
B) welfare handouts for poor people in developing countries. 
C) welfare handouts for poor people in industrial countries. 
D) pyramid schemes.

Question 6

If political participation declines,government operates with less of a sense of accountability to society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A decline in political participation allows governments to

Accepted Answer

A) become dictatorships. 
B) be held to higher standards. 
C) operate with less accountability. 
D) become more efficient. 
A) become dictatorships. 
B) be held to higher standards. 
C) operate with less accountability. 
D) become more efficient.

Question 8

After a dinner-table argument with his grown children,a man changes his position on the issue of immigrant refugees being granted asylum in the U.S.His children have exercised what kind of power?

Accepted Answer

A) Force 
B) Authority 
C) Legitimacy 
D) Influence 
A) Force 
B) Authority 
C) Legitimacy 
D) Influence

Question 9

Downsizing refers to reductions in

Accepted Answer

A) the size of urban communities through advanced planning techniques. 
B) a company's workforce. 
C) the size of unions as a result of satisfied worker apathy. 
D) factory pollutants output. 
A) the size of urban communities through advanced planning techniques. 
B) a company's workforce. 
C) the size of unions as a result of satisfied worker apathy. 
D) factory pollutants output.

Question 10

Power lies at the heart of a political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following theorists point out that although pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy,competition is still much more restricted than one might expect?

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict 
B) Interactionists 
C) Functionalists 
D) Globalists 
A) Conflict 
B) Interactionists 
C) Functionalists 
D) Globalists

Question 12

Which of the following terms did C.Wright Mills use to refer to the military leaders of the power elite at the top of his pyramid structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Warlords 
B) Opinion leaders 
C) Exploited masses 
D) Rulers 
A) Warlords 
B) Opinion leaders 
C) Exploited masses 
D) Rulers

Question 13

Which type of society relies chiefly on mechanization for the production of its economic goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A) Agrarian society 
B) Horticultural society 
C) Industrial society 
D) Postmodern society 
A) Agrarian society 
B) Horticultural society 
C) Industrial society 
D) Postmodern society

Question 14

For many years,there was only one long-distance telephone company in the United States-the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.This company was an example of a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) monopoly. 
B) oligopoly. 
C) veto group. 
D) pressure group. 
A) monopoly. 
B) oligopoly. 
C) veto group. 
D) pressure group.

Question 15

The United States is an example of an elite system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Communism is an economic system in which

Accepted Answer

A) the means of production are largely in private hands,and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits. 
B) all property is communally owned and no social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce. 
C) the means of production and distribution are collectively owned. 
D) all property is individually owned,and social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce. 
A) the means of production are largely in private hands,and the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits. 
B) all property is communally owned and no social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce. 
C) the means of production and distribution are collectively owned. 
D) all property is individually owned,and social distinctions are made on the basis of people's ability to produce.

Question 17

Do you believe that the United States is genuinely a representative democracy? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

As an AI language model, I don't have pe

Question 18

What term do we use to refer to the use of or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims?

Accepted Answer

A) Politics 
B) Terrorism 
C) Hard negotiation 
D) War 
A) Politics 
B) Terrorism 
C) Hard negotiation 
D) War

Question 19

Sociologists Theodore Caplow and Louis Hicks have defined ________ as conflict between organizations that possess trained combat forces equipped with deadly weapons.

Accepted Answer

A) terrorism 
B) war 
C) pluralism 
D) strife 
A) terrorism 
B) war 
C) pluralism 
D) strife

Question 20

Which model of power relations suggests that society is ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests?

Accepted Answer

A) Pluralist model 
B) Elite model 
C) Functionalist model 
D) Interactionist model 
A) Pluralist model 
B) Elite model 
C) Functionalist model 
D) Interactionist model

Affirmative action is now illegal.

Discuss the importance of political participation in representative democracy.

Reductions in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization are called

Explain how temporary and part-time positions are re-shaping the workforce in the United States.

The term microfinancing refers to

If political participation declines,government operates with less of a sense of accountability to society.

A decline in political participation allows governments to

After a dinner-table argument with his grown children,a man changes his position on the issue of immigrant refugees being granted asylum in the U.S.His children have exercised what kind of power?

Downsizing refers to reductions in

Power lies at the heart of a political system.

Which of the following theorists point out that although pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy,competition is still much more restricted than one might expect?

Which of the following terms did C.Wright Mills use to refer to the military leaders of the power elite at the top of his pyramid structure?

Which type of society relies chiefly on mechanization for the production of its economic goods and services?

For many years,there was only one long-distance telephone company in the United States-the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.This company was an example of a(n)

The United States is an example of an elite system.

Communism is an economic system in which

Do you believe that the United States is genuinely a representative democracy? Why or why not?

What term do we use to refer to the use of or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims?

Sociologists Theodore Caplow and Louis Hicks have defined ________ as conflict between organizations that possess trained combat forces equipped with deadly weapons.

Which model of power relations suggests that society is ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, groups, and Social Structure

Mass Media and Social Media

Deviance, crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Health, population, and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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Exam 14: Government and the Economy

Affirmative action is now illegal.

Discuss the importance of political participation in representative democracy.

Reductions in a company's workforce as part of deindustrialization are called

Explain how temporary and part-time positions are re-shaping the workforce in the United States.

The term microfinancing refers to

If political participation declines,government operates with less of a sense of accountability to society.

A decline in political participation allows governments to

After a dinner-table argument with his grown children,a man changes his position on the issue of immigrant refugees being granted asylum in the U.S.His children have exercised what kind of power?

Downsizing refers to reductions in

Power lies at the heart of a political system.

Which of the following theorists point out that although pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy,competition is still much more restricted than one might expect?

Which of the following terms did C.Wright Mills use to refer to the military leaders of the power elite at the top of his pyramid structure?

Which type of society relies chiefly on mechanization for the production of its economic goods and services?

For many years,there was only one long-distance telephone company in the United States-the American Telephone and Telegraph Company.This company was an example of a(n)

The United States is an example of an elite system.

Communism is an economic system in which

Do you believe that the United States is genuinely a representative democracy? Why or why not?

What term do we use to refer to the use of or threat of violence against random or symbolic targets in pursuit of political aims?

Sociologists Theodore Caplow and Louis Hicks have defined ________ as conflict between organizations that possess trained combat forces equipped with deadly weapons.

Which model of power relations suggests that society is ruled by a small group of individuals who share a common set of political and economic interests?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, groups, and Social Structure

Mass Media and Social Media

Deviance, crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Health, population, and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

Filters