Exam 12: Economics and Politics

Which of the following concepts refers to the formal organization that directs the political life of a society?

About how much money does the world as a whole spend annually for military purposes?

Which of the following nations comes closest to having a political system that is "totalitarian"?

A sociological profile of men and women in the U.S.armed forces today reveals a large share of young people who

What percentage of today's U.S.workers are self-employed?

By the early 1960s, most of the people in the U.S.labor force had which type of job?

How do capitalism and socialism differ in overall productivity? What about economic inequality?

Politics is a social institution that is defined in terms of a society's

Less than 2 percent of today's U.S.labor force works in agriculture.

Identify three factors that encourage political revolution.

A corporation is an organization with a legal existence apart from that of its members.

Which of the following DOES NOT describe the operation of a socialist economy?

Industrialization decreases the importance of which type of authority?

Which of the following concepts refers to the use of violence by governments, often against their own people?

Which nations in the world today claim to be democratic?

How are social issues different from economic issues in the political spectrum? Provide an example of each type of issue.

The National Rifle Association is an example of a(n)

Charismatic authority is based on extraordinary personal abilities.

Adam Smith's idea was that, in a capitalist system, government tells businesses what to produce and consumers what to buy.

The concept "paraprofessional" refers to work that requires skills, but typically lacks a broad theoretical knowledge of a field.