Exam 14: Politics and Government in Global Perspective

According to the __________ model,power in political systems is concentrated in the hands of a small group and the masses are relatively powerless.

Define and outline the development of rational-legal authority.Include sociologist Max Weber's viewpoint.

The U.S.__________ system is made up of formal elements,such as the Legislative process and the duties of the president and informed Elements.

Define and trace the development of charismatic authority and include sociologist Max Weber's perspective.

In __________ monarchies,the royalty serve as symbolic rulers or heads of state while actual authority is held by elected officials in the national parliaments.

Participation in politics is influenced by gender,age,race/ethnicity,and especially socioeconomic status (SES).The rate of participation increases as a person's socioeconomic status increases.

Examples of __________ include the AFL-CIO (representing the majority of labor unions) and citizen groups such as the American Conservative Union and Zero Population Growth.

Explain the relationship between politics,government,and the state.

People have a lower tendency to accept authority as legitimate if they are economically or politically dependent on those who hold power.They may also accept authority more readily if it reflects their own beliefs and values.

__________ is the ability of persons or groups to achieve their goals despite opposition from others.Through the use of persuasion,authority,or force,some people are able to get others to submit to their demands.

Which of the following statements regarding power is FALSE?

Political __________ is the process by which people learn political attitudes,values,and behavior.

Political scientists Thomas Dye and Harmon Zeigler suggest that all of the following are reasons why political parties do not "measure up" to certain ideal-type characteristics EXCEPT that:

In spite of some changes in the gender composition of the military,women must break through the __________ if they hope to rise to the top of a masculine institution.

Which of the following categories of authority outlined by Max Weber has found its contemporary embodiment in bureaucracy?

Military juntas result when military officers seize power from the government,as has happened in recent decades in Argentina,Chile,and Haiti.

__________ authority is held by elected or appointed government officials and by officers in a formal organization.However,authority is invested in the office,not in the person who holds the office.

Charismatic individuals are able to identify themselves with the central facts of people's lives and-through the force of their personalities-communicate their inspirations to others and lead them in new directions.

Gender,race,and class relations are closely intertwined with _________ authority.

Over the past 40 years,less than half of the voting-age population has voted in nonpresidential elections.Even in presidential elections,voter turnout is often relatively low.In the 2008 presidential election,____ percent of the 208.3 million eligible voters cast ballots.