Exam 12: The Economy and Politics

In a socialist society

Sam belongs to a group of chicken farmers who are attempting to influence the government to regulate egg prices. Sam is a member of an group__________.

To minimize production costs, corporations have come to increasingly hire__________ workers.

The systems that societies evolved to produce goods and services, and distribute them, are called

The__________ began with the introduction of machines into the work process and led to dramatic economic changes.

Despite the civil rights movement, discrimination has kept most Mexican Americans in low-wage jobs.

The capacity to use the government to make decisions that affect all of society is called

The hijacking of airplanes by individuals seeking to make political statements is an example of

An organized collection of people who attempt to influence government policies is an)__________.

A societyʹs system for producing and distributing goods is called its __________.