Question 1

Weber's idea of the routinization of charisma states that charisma does not exist in the modern world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the difference in the approaches to political freedom taken by capitalism and socialism?

Accepted Answer

The difference in the approaches to poli

Question 3

Which of the following statements correctly describes how the U.S. population falls on the political spectrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  The largest share of people are moderates who fall near the political center. 
B)  Most people fall on the political left. 
C)  Most people fall on the political right. 
D)  Most people fall near one or the other outer edge of the spectrum. 
A)  The largest share of people are moderates who fall near the political center. 
B)  Most people fall on the political left. 
C)  Most people fall on the political right. 
D)  Most people fall near one or the other outer edge of the spectrum.

Question 4

The concept "authoritarian" refers to a political system that:

Accepted Answer

A)  is well legitimated. 
B)  relies on more than one kind of authority. 
C)  denies most people participation in government. 
D)  has free elections. 
A)  is well legitimated. 
B)  relies on more than one kind of authority. 
C)  denies most people participation in government. 
D)  has free elections.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarianism 
B)  state terrorism 
C)  totalitarianism 
D)  counterterrorism 
A)  authoritarianism 
B)  state terrorism 
C)  totalitarianism 
D)  counterterrorism

Question 6

Which of Weber's types of authority rests on extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion in followers?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional authority 
B)  rational-legal authority 
C)  charismatic authority 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  traditional authority 
B)  rational-legal authority 
C)  charismatic authority 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  distribution of power, goals, and decision making. 
B)  system of elections. 
C)  income distribution. 
D)  types of authority. 
A)  distribution of power, goals, and decision making. 
B)  system of elections. 
C)  income distribution. 
D)  types of authority.

Question 8

What is nuclear proliferation? Why is this a concern?

Accepted Answer

Nuclear proliferation refers to the spre

Question 9

Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on:

Accepted Answer

A)  people having personal liberty. 
B)  meeting the basic needs of all. 
C)  maintaining public order. 
D)  their high living standards. 
A)  people having personal liberty. 
B)  meeting the basic needs of all. 
C)  maintaining public order. 
D)  their high living standards.

Question 10

This chapter's Sociology in the News explains that:

Accepted Answer

A)  more and more people in the United States are joining the military. 
B)  military conflict is now more "low-tech" than ever before. 
C)  governments are discovering new ways to work for peace. 
D)  many of the world's children are forced to become soldiers. 
A)  more and more people in the United States are joining the military. 
B)  military conflict is now more "low-tech" than ever before. 
C)  governments are discovering new ways to work for peace. 
D)  many of the world's children are forced to become soldiers.

Question 11

Political revolutions tend to occur when and where living standards are the lowest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the attitudes of the U.S. population using the political spectrum.

Accepted Answer

The attitudes of the U.S. population var

Question 13

In terms of cost per person, the U.S. government is about the same size today as it was when this nation was founded more than two centuries ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A large majority of the world's people live in nations that are considered to be politically free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the United States, _____ people tend to vote Democratic, while _____ people mostly vote Republican.

Accepted Answer

A)  rural urban 
B)  urban rural 
C)  high-income low-income 
D)  conservative liberal 
A)  rural urban 
B)  urban rural 
C)  high-income low-income 
D)  conservative liberal

Question 16

The concept "government" refers to the formal organization that directs the political life of a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What are the three types of authority identified by Weber?

Accepted Answer

The three types of authority identified

Question 18

For which of the following reasons might you argue that the United States is not truly democratic?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is a lot of economic inequality. 
B)  Millions of bureaucratic officials are not elected. 
C)  Most U.S. adults have never voted. 
D)  Both A and B, but not C, are correct. 
A)  There is a lot of economic inequality. 
B)  Millions of bureaucratic officials are not elected. 
C)  Most U.S. adults have never voted. 
D)  Both A and B, but not C, are correct.

Question 19

People who attract followers, including Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, display:

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional authority. 
B)  rational-legal authority. 
C)  charismatic authority. 
D)  power rather than authority. 
A)  traditional authority. 
B)  rational-legal authority. 
C)  charismatic authority. 
D)  power rather than authority.

Question 20

Democracy and rational-legal authority are linked, just as monarchy and traditional authority are linked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 17: Politics and Government

Weber's idea of the routinization of charisma states that charisma does not exist in the modern world.

What is the difference in the approaches to political freedom taken by capitalism and socialism?

Which of the following statements correctly describes how the U.S. population falls on the political spectrum?

The concept "authoritarian" refers to a political system that:

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

Which of Weber's types of authority rests on extraordinary personal abilities that inspire devotion in followers?

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

What is nuclear proliferation? Why is this a concern?

Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on:

This chapter's Sociology in the News explains that:

Political revolutions tend to occur when and where living standards are the lowest.

Describe the attitudes of the U.S. population using the political spectrum.

In terms of cost per person, the U.S. government is about the same size today as it was when this nation was founded more than two centuries ago.

A large majority of the world's people live in nations that are considered to be politically free.

In the United States, _____ people tend to vote Democratic, while _____ people mostly vote Republican.

The concept "government" refers to the formal organization that directs the political life of a society.

What are the three types of authority identified by Weber?

For which of the following reasons might you argue that the United States is not truly democratic?

People who attract followers, including Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, display:

Democracy and rational-legal authority are linked, just as monarchy and traditional authority are linked.

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