Exam 14: Politics and Government in Global Perspective

Participation in politics is influenced by gender,age,race/ethnicity,and especially socioeconomic status (SES).The rate of participation increases as a person's socioeconomic status increases.

Although Romney lost the Presidential election to Obama in 2012,he found strong support from which region of the country?

Blue states refer to those states whose voters support the______________party.

In his farewell presidential address in 1961,President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the potential power of the mutual interdependence of the military establishment and private military contractors,which he referred to as the:

______________ is the use of calculated,unlawful physical force or threats of violence against a government,organization,or individual to gain some political,religious,economic,or social objective.

According to sociologists,all of the following are reasons for militarism except:

According to C.Wright Mills,the______________of the pyramid includes the legislative branch of government,special interest groups,and local opinion leaders.

In absolute monarchies,the royalty serve as symbolic rulers or heads of state while actual authority is held by elected officials in national parliaments.

In 2009,the Tea Party movement emerged to support more constitutionally limited government and to oppose various stimulus and bailout programs that use federal monies.

In today's society,much of the actual functioning of the government in the United States is carried on by:

Militarism is a societal focus on military ideals and an aggressive preparedness for war.Core U.S.values such as patriotism,courage,reverence,loyalty,obedience,and faith in authority help to support militarism.

The iron triangle of power is a three-way arrangement in which a private interest group (usually a corporation),a congressional committee or subcommittee,and a bureaucratic agency make the final decision on a political issue that is to be decided by that agency.

A nation-state is a unit of political organization that has recognizable national boundaries and whose citizens possess specific legal rights and obligations.They emerge as countries develop specific geographic territories and acquire greater ability to defend their borders.

Describe militarism and the U.S.military.

The U.S.______________system is made up of formal elements,such as the legislative process and the duties of the president and informed elements.

Define and summarize the development of traditional authority.Include sociologist Max Weber's point of view.

Examples of include the AFL-CIO (representing the majority of labor unions)and _____________ Citizen groups such as the American Conservative Union and Zero Population Growth.

______________ is the ability of persons or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others.Through the use of persuasion,authority,or force,some people are able to get others to submit to their demands.

According to C.Wright Mills,an alliance of economic,military,and political power could result in a:

______________ is the social institution through which power is acquired and exercised by some people and groups.