Question 1

Most political officials in the United States who run the government are never elected by the voters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What percentage of today's U.S. workers are self-employed today.

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 3

According to Max Weber, authority is just another word for power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The concept "authoritarianism" refers to a political system that

Accepted Answer

A)  relies on more than one type of authority. 
B)  denies popular participation in government. 
C)  allows free elections. 
D)  has a high degree of authority. 
A)  relies on more than one type of authority. 
B)  denies popular participation in government. 
C)  allows free elections. 
D)  has a high degree of authority.

Question 5

In general, high-income people tend to be _____on social issues and_____ on economic issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative; conservative 
B)  liberal; conservative 
C)  conservative; liberal 
D)  liberal; liberal 
A)  conservative; conservative 
B)  liberal; conservative 
C)  conservative; liberal 
D)  liberal; liberal

Question 6

Political revolutions are more likely to occur when and where living standards are improving and there are rising expectations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Social institutions are defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  major spheres of social life that meet human needs. 
B)  the most powerful leaders of any society. 
C)  large organizations that care for needy members of society. 
D)  the goods and services that are most widely consumed in any society. 
A)  major spheres of social life that meet human needs. 
B)  the most powerful leaders of any society. 
C)  large organizations that care for needy members of society. 
D)  the goods and services that are most widely consumed in any society.

Question 8

As a social institution, politics refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  any country's formal government. 
B)  the distribution of power and societal decision making.d. a society's income distribution. 
C)  the system of elections. 
A)  any country's formal government. 
B)  the distribution of power and societal decision making.d. a society's income distribution. 
C)  the system of elections.

Question 9

Although there are many privately owned companies in the United States, most of the U.S. economy is owned and operated by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The concept "global economy" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that economic activity goes on everywhere. 
B)  the fact that the United States is the largest economy in the world. 
C)  expanding economic activity that moves across national borders. 
D)  the fact that single nations now produce more than the entire world did a century ago. 
A)  the fact that economic activity goes on everywhere. 
B)  the fact that the United States is the largest economy in the world. 
C)  expanding economic activity that moves across national borders. 
D)  the fact that single nations now produce more than the entire world did a century ago.

Question 11

A corporation is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  any company that operates in more than one country. 
B)  a business in the tertiary sector of the economy. 
C)  a business that earns a profit. 
D)  an organization with a legal existence separate from that of its members. 
A)  any company that operates in more than one country. 
B)  a business in the tertiary sector of the economy. 
C)  a business that earns a profit. 
D)  an organization with a legal existence separate from that of its members.

Question 12

What Weber called the "routinization of charisma" takes place when charismatic authority

Accepted Answer

A)  becomes more based on a leader's personality. 
B)  becomes nothing more than sheer force. 
C)  transforms into some combination of traditional authority and rational-legal authority. 
D)  disappears entirely. 
A)  becomes more based on a leader's personality. 
B)  becomes nothing more than sheer force. 
C)  transforms into some combination of traditional authority and rational-legal authority. 
D)  disappears entirely.

Question 13

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Industrialization brings about an emphasis on which type of authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  no authority at all 
B)  traditional authority 
C)  rational-legal authority 
D)  charismatic authority 
A)  no authority at all 
B)  traditional authority 
C)  rational-legal authority 
D)  charismatic authority

Most political officials in the United States who run the government are never elected by the voters.

What percentage of today's U.S. workers are self-employed today.

According to Max Weber, authority is just another word for power.

The concept "authoritarianism" refers to a political system that

In general, high-income people tend to be _on social issues and_ on economic issues.

Political revolutions are more likely to occur when and where living standards are improving and there are rising expectations.

Social institutions are defined as

As a social institution, politics refers to

Although there are many privately owned companies in the United States, most of the U.S. economy is owned and operated by the government.

The concept "global economy" refers to

A corporation is defined as

What Weber called the "routinization of charisma" takes place when charismatic authority

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Industrialization brings about an emphasis on which type of authority?

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Most political officials in the United States who run the government are never elected by the voters.

What percentage of today's U.S. workers are self-employed today.

According to Max Weber, authority is just another word for power.

The concept "authoritarianism" refers to a political system that

In general, high-income people tend to be _____on social issues and_____ on economic issues.

Political revolutions are more likely to occur when and where living standards are improving and there are rising expectations.

Social institutions are defined as

As a social institution, politics refers to

Although there are many privately owned companies in the United States, most of the U.S. economy is owned and operated by the government.

The concept "global economy" refers to

A corporation is defined as

What Weber called the "routinization of charisma" takes place when charismatic authority

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Industrialization brings about an emphasis on which type of authority?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Race and Ethnicity

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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In general, high-income people tend to be _on social issues and_ on economic issues.