Exam 14: Politics and Government in Global Perspective

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.

British kings and queens historically traced their authority from God.Members of subordinate classes obey a leader's edicts out of economic and political dependency,and sometimes personal loyalty.This example illustrates:

Today,__________ regimes exist in Fidel Castro's Cuba and in the People's Republic of China.These types of regimes seek to control the media and to suppress coverage of any topics or information that does not reflect upon the regime in a favorable light.

Sociologist Max Weber believed that __________ authority was the only means to attain efficient,flexible,and competent regulation under a rule of law.

__________ is a political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government.

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

The pluralist model is rooted in a functionalist 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.

Symbolic interactionists acknowledge that the government serves a number of important purposes in society; they assert that government exists for the benefit of wealthy or politically powerful elites who use the government to impose their will on the masses.

__________ votes were a significant factor in the election of Barack Obama because they strongly preferred Obama (56 percent) to John McCain (43 percent).

Apply the functionalist perspective on power and political systems.

For young children,the __________ is the primary agent of political socialization.

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

__________ is/are political coalitions made up of individuals or groups that share a specific interest they wish to protect or advance with the help of the political system.

__________ is the area of sociology that examines the nature and consequences of power within or between societies,as well as the social and political conflicts that lead to changes in the allocation of power.

Summarize the major elements of the conflict perspective: the elite models of power and political systems.

Describe the role of politics and government in the future.

All of the following are levels of participation in the government EXCEPT:

During the nineteenth century,the government:

Since the introduction of the volunteer forces,considerable pressure has been placed on the military to recruit women.In 2011,women made up 14 percent of the total uniformed force.

Describe militarism and the U.S.military.