Question 1

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is true about political action committees (PACs)?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are committees made up of senators who work together on financial issues that the president recommends. 
B)  They have little influence on presidential elections. 
C)  They provide about a third of the funding for congressional elections. 
D)  They are legally barred from giving political opinions publicly during the months leading up to an election. 
A)  They are committees made up of senators who work together on financial issues that the president recommends. 
B)  They have little influence on presidential elections. 
C)  They provide about a third of the funding for congressional elections. 
D)  They are legally barred from giving political opinions publicly during the months leading up to an election.

Question 2

Before September 11, the worst act of terrorism in the United States was the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, which claimed 168 lives. The act was carried out by Timothy McVeigh, who was strongly influenced by the Christian Identity movement. What might this fact help us understand about terrorism today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organized religion is the opiate of the masses. 
B)  Conservatives are more likely to be terrorists than liberals. 
C)  Religious extremism doesn't represent religion in general. 
D)  The world is safer today than it was in the past. 
A)  Organized religion is the opiate of the masses. 
B)  Conservatives are more likely to be terrorists than liberals. 
C)  Religious extremism doesn't represent religion in general. 
D)  The world is safer today than it was in the past.

Question 3

Frederick works in a university, studying the extent to which individuals depend on others to produce most of the goods they need to sustain their lives. He is struck by the fact that many people could not survive in the modern world because they simply do not have the knowledge to carry out certain basic tasks, such as growing food. The process that Frederick studies is known to sociologists as:

Accepted Answer

A)  class conflict. 
B)  scarcity society. 
C)  economic interdependence. 
D)  informal economy. 
A)  class conflict. 
B)  scarcity society. 
C)  economic interdependence. 
D)  informal economy.

Question 4

What author's most famous work, The Wealth of Nations, opens with a description of the division of labor in a pin factory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Frederick Winslow Taylor 
D)  Adam Smith 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Max Weber 
C)  Frederick Winslow Taylor 
D)  Adam Smith

Question 5

According to the textbook, capitalism began to spread with the growth of the Industrial Revolution in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  seventeenth century. 
B)  eighteenth century. 
C)  nineteenth century. 
D)  twentieth century. 
A)  seventeenth century. 
B)  eighteenth century. 
C)  nineteenth century. 
D)  twentieth century.

Question 6

A temporary stoppage of work by a group of employees to express a grievance or to enforce a demand is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  alienation. 
B)  a strike. 
C)  a bargaining agreement. 
D)  liberal democracy. 
A)  alienation. 
B)  a strike. 
C)  a bargaining agreement. 
D)  liberal democracy.

Question 7

What is one advantage of proportional representation over winner-take-all electoral processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minority political parties have a say. 
B)  There are fewer options for voters. 
C)  Parties do not need to form coalitions. 
D)  There are formal restrictions on the number of political parties. 
A)  Minority political parties have a say. 
B)  There are fewer options for voters. 
C)  Parties do not need to form coalitions. 
D)  There are formal restrictions on the number of political parties.

Question 8

Morgan was elected to her state legislature in a close election three-and-a-half years ago. She is a Republican. In the upcoming election, she will be running for the same office against a male candidate from the Democratic Party. Morgan's district is currently experiencing an economic boom with lower than normal unemployment. According to the textbook, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Morgan will lose the election. 
B)  Morgan will raise more money than her opponent. 
C)  Morgan's opponent will concentrate his campaign ads on the economy. 
D)  Morgan's opponent will try to focus voters' attention on the fact that she is a woman. 
A)  Morgan will lose the election. 
B)  Morgan will raise more money than her opponent. 
C)  Morgan's opponent will concentrate his campaign ads on the economy. 
D)  Morgan's opponent will try to focus voters' attention on the fact that she is a woman.

Question 9

Svetlana is a Russian who lives in Moscow. She moved from a small town to the big city to look for a job after she finished a degree in computer science. Her great-great-grandfather, Anton, had been a Russian serf who was legally bound to the land on which he had lived decades ago. Svetlana's ability to move about more freely than her great-great-grandfather demonstrates achievement of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a civil right. 
B)  a political right. 
C)  a social right. 
D)  a cultural right. 
A)  a civil right. 
B)  a political right. 
C)  a social right. 
D)  a cultural right.

Question 10

In a short paragraph, compare and contrast two of the three forms of democracy discussed in the text.

Accepted Answer

Students explain and compare two of the

Question 11

Eduardo lives in Montevideo, Uruguay. Recently he saw the pay he receives for his work as a hotel clerk reduced significantly because of legislation that reduced the minimum monthly wage for workers. Eduardo and his colleagues have taken to the street to protest this law. What kind of right are Eduardo and his colleagues fighting for?

Accepted Answer

A)  a civil right 
B)  a political right 
C)  a social right 
D)  a cultural right 
A)  a civil right 
B)  a political right 
C)  a social right 
D)  a cultural right

Question 12

Countries in which voters can choose between two or more political parties and the majority of the adult population has the right to vote are usually called:

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute monarchies. 
B)  participatory democracies. 
C)  liberal democracies. 
D)  communist democracies. 
A)  absolute monarchies. 
B)  participatory democracies. 
C)  liberal democracies. 
D)  communist democracies.

Question 13

Laura is a researcher who studies technological and economic change. Her work shows clearly how forces of worldwide economic competition are changing the nature of the work we do. What term do sociologists use to describe the process she studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  epistemology 
B)  communism 
C)  capitalism 
D)  globalization 
A)  epistemology 
B)  communism 
C)  capitalism 
D)  globalization

Question 14

Why did state and local workers-ranging from firefighters to teachers-protest in Wisconsin and several other states?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were upset that the government was going to make unions illegal. 
B)  They feared that the state would force them to join expensive, ineffective unions. 
C)  They were upset that their jobs were being outsourced to other countries. 
D)  They feared the loss of their pensions, a reduction in their health benefits, and a loss of their right to collective bargaining. 
A)  They were upset that the government was going to make unions illegal. 
B)  They feared that the state would force them to join expensive, ineffective unions. 
C)  They were upset that their jobs were being outsourced to other countries. 
D)  They feared the loss of their pensions, a reduction in their health benefits, and a loss of their right to collective bargaining.

Question 15

Joseph Schumpeter, who expanded on the work of Max Weber, argued that:

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy ensured that the will of the people trumped that of politicians. 
B)  democracy is more important as a method of generating effective and responsible government than as a means of providing significant power for the majority. 
C)  only through the separation of government into three branches-the legislative, the judicial, and the executive-can people be protected from tyrannical dictators. 
D)  democracy was impossible to achieve until technological achievements rendered it possible. 
A)  democracy ensured that the will of the people trumped that of politicians. 
B)  democracy is more important as a method of generating effective and responsible government than as a means of providing significant power for the majority. 
C)  only through the separation of government into three branches-the legislative, the judicial, and the executive-can people be protected from tyrannical dictators. 
D)  democracy was impossible to achieve until technological achievements rendered it possible.

Question 16

In a response to a 2011 survey asking, "What is more important-that everyone be free to pursue their life's goals without government interference, or that the state play an active role in guaranteeing that nobody else is in need?" Fifty-eight percent of American respondents favored the first option. On what is this skepticism based?

Accepted Answer

A)  the failure of capitalism to generate wealth 
B)  the ability of the welfare state to distribute money more evenly 
C)  the failure of interest groups to support corporations 
D)  the belief that the welfare state is bureaucratic, alienating, and inefficient 
A)  the failure of capitalism to generate wealth 
B)  the ability of the welfare state to distribute money more evenly 
C)  the failure of interest groups to support corporations 
D)  the belief that the welfare state is bureaucratic, alienating, and inefficient

Question 17

________ entities roam freely around the planet in search of lower costs and higher profits, regardless of where they might be headquartered.

Accepted Answer

A)  Transnational 
B)  Civil rights 
C)  Unionized 
D)  State-owned 
A)  Transnational 
B)  Civil rights 
C)  Unionized 
D)  State-owned

Question 18

President Dwight David Eisenhower, who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, warned in his presidential farewell address:

Accepted Answer

A)  of the dangers of what he termed the "military-industrial complex." 
B)  that any decrease in military spending might put the United States "at risk of terrorism." 
C)  that a two-party system was unsustainable in the long term. 
D)  of the danger of Cuba falling to "communist insurgents." 
A)  of the dangers of what he termed the "military-industrial complex." 
B)  that any decrease in military spending might put the United States "at risk of terrorism." 
C)  that a two-party system was unsustainable in the long term. 
D)  of the danger of Cuba falling to "communist insurgents."

Question 19

Many sociologists argue that large numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. political system today because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the capitalist economies have failed to generate sufficient wealth compared with other economic systems. 
B)  the United States has a worse record of civil rights abuse than most underdeveloped states. 
C)  even though capitalist economies have proved to generate more wealth than any other type of economic system, that wealth is unevenly distributed. 
D)  more people are unemployed today than ever before in the United States. 
A)  the capitalist economies have failed to generate sufficient wealth compared with other economic systems. 
B)  the United States has a worse record of civil rights abuse than most underdeveloped states. 
C)  even though capitalist economies have proved to generate more wealth than any other type of economic system, that wealth is unevenly distributed. 
D)  more people are unemployed today than ever before in the United States.

Question 20

Amal and Bridget both work in the same company; Amal is a full-time worker, and Bridget is a temporary worker. Based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bridget has a higher salary than Amal. 
B)  Amal shirks her responsibilities more than Bridget. 
C)  Bridget has more paid vacation time than Amal. 
D)  Amal is covered by medical insurance from the company, but Bridget is not. 
A)  Bridget has a higher salary than Amal. 
B)  Amal shirks her responsibilities more than Bridget. 
C)  Bridget has more paid vacation time than Amal. 
D)  Amal is covered by medical insurance from the company, but Bridget is not.

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is true about political action committees (PACs)?

What author's most famous work, The Wealth of Nations, opens with a description of the division of labor in a pin factory?

According to the textbook, capitalism began to spread with the growth of the Industrial Revolution in the:

A temporary stoppage of work by a group of employees to express a grievance or to enforce a demand is known as:

What is one advantage of proportional representation over winner-take-all electoral processes?

In a short paragraph, compare and contrast two of the three forms of democracy discussed in the text.

Countries in which voters can choose between two or more political parties and the majority of the adult population has the right to vote are usually called:

Laura is a researcher who studies technological and economic change. Her work shows clearly how forces of worldwide economic competition are changing the nature of the work we do. What term do sociologists use to describe the process she studies?

Why did state and local workers-ranging from firefighters to teachers-protest in Wisconsin and several other states?

Joseph Schumpeter, who expanded on the work of Max Weber, argued that:

________ entities roam freely around the planet in search of lower costs and higher profits, regardless of where they might be headquartered.

President Dwight David Eisenhower, who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, warned in his presidential farewell address:

Many sociologists argue that large numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. political system today because:

Amal and Bridget both work in the same company; Amal is a full-time worker, and Bridget is a temporary worker. Based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

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Exam 13: Politics and Economic Life

According to the textbook, which of the following statements is true about political action committees (PACs)?

What author's most famous work, The Wealth of Nations, opens with a description of the division of labor in a pin factory?

According to the textbook, capitalism began to spread with the growth of the Industrial Revolution in the:

A temporary stoppage of work by a group of employees to express a grievance or to enforce a demand is known as:

What is one advantage of proportional representation over winner-take-all electoral processes?

In a short paragraph, compare and contrast two of the three forms of democracy discussed in the text.

Countries in which voters can choose between two or more political parties and the majority of the adult population has the right to vote are usually called:

Laura is a researcher who studies technological and economic change. Her work shows clearly how forces of worldwide economic competition are changing the nature of the work we do. What term do sociologists use to describe the process she studies?

Why did state and local workers-ranging from firefighters to teachers-protest in Wisconsin and several other states?

Joseph Schumpeter, who expanded on the work of Max Weber, argued that:

________ entities roam freely around the planet in search of lower costs and higher profits, regardless of where they might be headquartered.

President Dwight David Eisenhower, who had been supreme commander of the Allied forces in Europe in World War II, warned in his presidential farewell address:

Many sociologists argue that large numbers of Americans are dissatisfied with the U.S. political system today because:

Amal and Bridget both work in the same company; Amal is a full-time worker, and Bridget is a temporary worker. Based on this information, which of the following statements is most likely to be true?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, Networks, and Organizations

Conformity, Deviance, and Crime

Stratification, Class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Ethnicity and Race

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

The Sociology of the Body: Health, Illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, Population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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