Exam 14: Politics and Government in Global Perspective

According to sociologist Max Weber,__________ authority is power legitimized by law or written rules and regulations.

Discuss militarism and explain why support for this ideology has been so strong in the United States.

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:

Many nations do not recognize totalitarian regimes as being the ________ government of a particular country.Afghanistan in the year 2001 was an example.

According to a New York Times/CBS News poll,Tea Party supporters are poorer and less educated than the general public.

Discuss the characteristics of the federal bureaucracy and explain what the term "permanent government" means.

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

Sociologist Max Weber outlined three ideal types of authority,which include all of the following EXCEPT:

The number of ballots cast in 2008 was the highest in history because about 6.5 million more people were registered to vote in 2008.The larger turnout was partly a result of significant increases in all of the following populations EXCEPT:

Unlike absolute monarchs,__________ monarchies are not considered to be above the law.

Describe political parties and elections.

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

__________ is a political system in which the state seeks to regulate all aspects of people's public and private lives.

Political parties create a __________,which is a formal statement of the party's political positions on various social and economic issues.

All of the following are characteristics of charismatic authority EXCEPT that:

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

Although the U.S.Constitution grants __________ authority to the office of the presidency,a president who fails to uphold the public trust may be removed from office.

Provide a review of political systems from a global perspective.

The pluralist model is rooted in a __________ perspective,which assumes that people share a consensus on central concerns,such as freedom and protection from harm,and that the government serves important functions no other institution can fulfill.

War is a form of ___________ by people who are seeking to promote their cause or resist social policies or practices that they consider oppressive.