Exam 2 Wealth and Power: The Bias of the System A.Multiple-Choice

Contributors of large sums of money to political campaigns receive which of the following benefits?

At the national level,lobbying in 2011 was a __________ business.

One of the reasons that the government tends to be pro-business is because government officials are more likely to __________.

The popular belief in democracy works to the advantage of the __________.

According to your text,the power elite are engaged in __________.

The __________ are the people who occupy the most influential roles in society.

According to Marx,capitalism will produce a class of oppressed people called the __________,bent on destroying it.

Political decisions are likely to be limited by pre-existing conditions that serve to maintain the status quo.

If Smith serves on the board of Company A,Jones serves on the board of Company B,and Smith and Jones both serve on the board of Company C,then there is a __________ between Companies A and B.

How does the systemic imperative benefit the power elite? Describe the ways in which the systemic imperative is biased towards the status quo.

527s are advocacy groups that __________.

__________ are corporate enterprises with holdings and subsidiaries in several different countries.

The relationship between U.S.foreign policy and corporate interests is demonstrated by which of the following actions?

How has the Citizens United ruling affected the role of small donors to political campaigns?

Which of the following is an example of a direct interlock?

The McCain-Feingold law __________.

Recent tax policies in the United States have __________.

After the Great Recession hit in late 2007,federal and state governments cut ____________.

The U.S.government has directly intervened in the domestic affairs of foreign governments to __________.

__________ is a political system in which the will of the majority prevails and decisions are made to maximize the common good.