Question 1

The domination of an entire market by a single company is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) a monopoly. 
B) an oligopoly. 
C) an oligarchy. 
D) a plutocracy. 
A) a monopoly. 
B) an oligopoly. 
C) an oligarchy. 
D) a plutocracy.

Question 2

Which term refers to businesses with a legal existence, including rights and liabilities, apart from those of their members?

Accepted Answer

A) family business 
B) conglomerate 
C) corporation 
D) interlocking directorate 
A) family business 
B) conglomerate 
C) corporation 
D) interlocking directorate

Question 3

As he prepared to leave office in 1961, President Dwight D.Eisenhower gave a farewell address in which he warned the country of the growing power of what he called the

Accepted Answer

A) gender gap. 
B) pluralist influence. 
C) military-industrial complex. 
D) interlocking-directorate. 
A) gender gap. 
B) pluralist influence. 
C) military-industrial complex. 
D) interlocking-directorate.

Question 4

Currently, there were about how many political action committees (PACs) in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) 9 
B) 900 
C) 2,900 
D) 5,900 
A) 9 
B) 900 
C) 2,900 
D) 5,900

Question 5

The formal organization that directs the political life of a society is

Accepted Answer

A) the economy. 
B) politics. 
C) religion. 
D) government. 
A) the economy. 
B) politics. 
C) religion. 
D) government.

Question 6

Liberals and radicals on the left argue that low voter turnout reflects

Accepted Answer

A) widespread alienation from politics on the part of people who are dissatisfied but doubt that voting will make a difference. 
B) indifference of people who are fairly satisfied with the way things are. 
C) how uneducated our population is. 
D) the fact that voting is not required by law in the United States. 
A) widespread alienation from politics on the part of people who are dissatisfied but doubt that voting will make a difference. 
B) indifference of people who are fairly satisfied with the way things are. 
C) how uneducated our population is. 
D) the fact that voting is not required by law in the United States.

Question 7

Although 78 percent of people earning more than $100,000 per year reported voting in the 2012 presidential election, what percentage of people earning less than $10,000 did the same?

Accepted Answer

A) 67 percent 
B) 47 percent 
C) 27 percent 
D) 7 percent 
A) 67 percent 
B) 47 percent 
C) 27 percent 
D) 7 percent

Question 8

Which political position calls for reforms based on the claim that our political and economic systems benefit some more than others?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal 
B) radical left 
C) conservative 
D) radical right 
A) liberal 
B) radical left 
C) conservative 
D) radical right

Question 9

Which political position claims that U.S.society is largely democratic?

Accepted Answer

A) liberal 
B) radical left 
C) conservative 
D) radical right 
A) liberal 
B) radical left 
C) conservative 
D) radical right

Question 10

Which type of political system, by definition, denies popular participation in government?

Accepted Answer

A) capitalism 
B) authoritarianism 
C) democracy 
D) socialism 
A) capitalism 
B) authoritarianism 
C) democracy 
D) socialism

The domination of an entire market by a single company is referred to as

Which term refers to businesses with a legal existence, including rights and liabilities, apart from those of their members?

As he prepared to leave office in 1961, President Dwight D.Eisenhower gave a farewell address in which he warned the country of the growing power of what he called the

Currently, there were about how many political action committees (PACs) in the United States?

The formal organization that directs the political life of a society is

Liberals and radicals on the left argue that low voter turnout reflects

Although 78 percent of people earning more than $100,000 per year reported voting in the 2012 presidential election, what percentage of people earning less than $10,000 did the same?

Which political position calls for reforms based on the claim that our political and economic systems benefit some more than others?

Which political position claims that U.S.society is largely democratic?

Which type of political system, by definition, denies popular participation in government?

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Exam 10: Economy and Politics

The domination of an entire market by a single company is referred to as

Which term refers to businesses with a legal existence, including rights and liabilities, apart from those of their members?

As he prepared to leave office in 1961, President Dwight D.Eisenhower gave a farewell address in which he warned the country of the growing power of what he called the

Currently, there were about how many political action committees (PACs) in the United States?

The formal organization that directs the political life of a society is

Liberals and radicals on the left argue that low voter turnout reflects

Although 78 percent of people earning more than $100,000 per year reported voting in the 2012 presidential election, what percentage of people earning less than $10,000 did the same?

Which political position calls for reforms based on the claim that our political and economic systems benefit some more than others?

Which political position claims that U.S.society is largely democratic?

Which type of political system, by definition, denies popular participation in government?

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

Filters