Exam 13: Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective.

__________ are organizations of special interest groups that solicit contributions from donors and fund campaigns to help elect (or defeat) candidates based on their stances on specific issues.

Sociologist G. William Domhoff argues that the media __________.

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

Interlocking directorates increase competition by producing dependence. Individuals who serve on multiple boards are often able to forge cooperative arrangements that benefit their corporations but not necessarily the general public.

__________ include U.S. automobile manufacturers (referred to as the "Big Three") and cereal companies (three of which own 77 percent of the market).

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

Contemporary functionalists state that there are four main functions of government. Which of the following was not cited as a main function of government?

In hunting and gathering societies, the economy becomes distinct from family life. The distribution process becomes more complex, with the accumulation of a surplus such that some people can engage in activities other than food production.

In __________, resources are converted from state ownership to private ownership; the government takes an active role in developing, recognizing, and protecting private property rights.

__________ includes a wide range of activities, such as fast-food service, transportation, communication, education, real estate, advertising, sports, and entertainment.

Although __________ theorists 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.

__________ is an economic system characterized by public ownership of the means of production, the pursuit of collective goals, and centralized decision making.

In advanced monopoly capitalism, mergers also occur across industries: corporations gain near-monopoly control over all aspects of the production and distribution of a product by acquiring both the companies that supply the raw materials and the companies that are the outlets for their products.

Journalists are most likely to identify themselves politically as

Today, about two-thirds of workers with disabilities are unemployed.

__________ is a political system in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives.

According to the __________ model, power in political systems is widely dispersed throughout many competing interest groups.

To keep people from rebelling, __________ governments enforce conformity. People are denied the right to assemble for political purposes, access to information is strictly controlled, and secret police enforce compliance, creating an environment of constant fear and suspicion.

Representative democracy is not always equally accessible to all people in a nation. The ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920 provided __________.

According to sociologist Max Weber, __________ authority is power that is legitimized on the basis of long-standing custom.