Exam 13: Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective.

Apply Conflict perspective on power and political systems

A(n) __________ exists when four or fewer companies supply 50 percent or more of a particular market.

Which of the following statements concerning the media is true?

In dictatorships, power is gained and held by a single individual. Pure dictatorships are rare; all rulers need the support of the military and the backing of business elites to maintain their position. Dictatorships occur in nation-states with __________ political systems.

Which of the following nations is not considered a mixed economy?

Although higher education is one of the primary qualifications for a profession, the emphasis on education gives children whose parents are professionals a disproportionate advantage early in life. There is a direct linkage between parental education and income and children's scores on college admissions tests, such as the SAT.

In a mass society the dominant type of communication is what?

Contemporary world economic systems-socialism

Full voting rights were not gained by African Americans until the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920.

__________ is the social institution that ensures the maintenance of society through the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

The _________ Act legalized military roundups and lengthy detention for any person-including a U.S. citizen-who is deemed to be an "enemy of the state."

__________ are large-scale organizations that have legal powers, such as the ability to enter into contracts, and buy and sell property, separate from their individual owners.

Economic systems in global perspective

Which of the following is a false statement concerning C. Wright Mills and his view of the media and journalists?

Regarding power, several factors were identified. Which of the following factors was not cited in the textbook?

A(n) __________ exists when several companies overwhelmingly control an entire industry.

Compare the development of traditional authority with charismatic authority. Include sociologist Max Weber's point of view.

In the United States, people have a voice in the government through __________, whereby citizens elect representatives to serve as bridges between themselves and the government.

__________ are tangible objects that are necessary (such as food, clothing, and shelter) or desired (such as DVDs and electric toothbrushes).

__________ is the formal organization that has the legal and political authority to regulate the relationships among members of a society and between the society and those outside its borders.