Question 1

Gay rights is one example of a social issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Max Weber defined power as

Accepted Answer

A) simply a reflection of wealth. 
B) the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance. 
C) the operation of a government. 
D) the source of all bureaucracy. 
A) simply a reflection of wealth. 
B) the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance. 
C) the operation of a government. 
D) the source of all bureaucracy.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Political revolution almost always produces a left-wing government. 
B) Political revolution almost always produces a right-wing government. 
C) Political revolution almost always produces a democratic government. 
D) Revolution can and does produce many types of government. 
A) Political revolution almost always produces a left-wing government. 
B) Political revolution almost always produces a right-wing government. 
C) Political revolution almost always produces a democratic government. 
D) Revolution can and does produce many types of government.

Question 4

Which statement about terrorism is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Whether someone is a "terrorist" or a "freedom fighter" is often a matter of definition. 
B) Democratic societies are especially vulnerable to terrorism. 
C) Identifying and effectively targeting terrorists is usually difficult. 
D) All of the responses are correct. 
A) Whether someone is a "terrorist" or a "freedom fighter" is often a matter of definition. 
B) Democratic societies are especially vulnerable to terrorism. 
C) Identifying and effectively targeting terrorists is usually difficult. 
D) All of the responses are correct.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

A) the political system 
B) rational-legal authority 
C) the power elite 
D) government 
A) the political system 
B) rational-legal authority 
C) the power elite 
D) government

Question 6

An examination of socialist and capitalist systems suggests that political liberty and economic equality almost always go together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In a totalitarian political system, one political organization claims total control of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The sociologist closely associated with the power-elite model is C.Wright Mills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In which of the following types of societies would you expect to find monarchy as the political system?

Accepted Answer

A) hunting and gathering 
B) industrial 
C) ancient agrarian 
D) postindustrial 
A) hunting and gathering 
B) industrial 
C) ancient agrarian 
D) postindustrial

Question 11

The Marxist political-economy model suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) power is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few. 
B) an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system. 
C) power is widely dispersed throughout society. 
D) many people do not vote because they are satisfied with the political system. 
A) power is no longer concentrated in the hands of a few. 
B) an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system. 
C) power is widely dispersed throughout society. 
D) many people do not vote because they are satisfied with the political system.

Question 12

Nuclear proliferation is the process by which the two superpowers engage in an arms race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What Weber called the "routinization of charisma" involves charismatic authority

Accepted Answer

A) disappearing entirely. 
B) becoming a reflection of a leader's unique personality. 
C) becoming sheer force. 
D) transforming into some combination of traditional authority and rational-legal authority. 
A) disappearing entirely. 
B) becoming a reflection of a leader's unique personality. 
C) becoming sheer force. 
D) transforming into some combination of traditional authority and rational-legal authority.

Question 14

Which of the following statements about political parties in the United States is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Democrats have had control of Congress for more than twenty years. 
B) Most people claim to be either a strong Republican or a strong Democrat. 
C) National political power tends to swing from one party to the other over time. 
D) The last five presidents have all been Republicans. 
A) Democrats have had control of Congress for more than twenty years. 
B) Most people claim to be either a strong Republican or a strong Democrat. 
C) National political power tends to swing from one party to the other over time. 
D) The last five presidents have all been Republicans.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) are of working-class background. 
B) are looking to the military for a job. 
C) join the military to earn money for college or just to get out of a small home town. 
D) All of the above are correct. 
A) are of working-class background. 
B) are looking to the military for a job. 
C) join the military to earn money for college or just to get out of a small home town. 
D) All of the above are correct.

Question 17

As Max Weber saw it, the essential difference between power and authority is

Accepted Answer

A) authority is more rational. 
B) people perceive authority as legitimate, rather than coercive. 
C) raw power is always the foundation of justice. 
D) power is more efficient in getting the job done. 
A) authority is more rational. 
B) people perceive authority as legitimate, rather than coercive. 
C) raw power is always the foundation of justice. 
D) power is more efficient in getting the job done.

Question 18

In general, how does income affect the likelihood of voting in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Most high-income people vote; most low-income people do not. 
B) People of all income levels are about equally likely to vote. 
C) Most low-income people vote; most high-income people do not. 
D) Higher income increases the share of people who vote among women, but not men. 
A) Most high-income people vote; most low-income people do not. 
B) People of all income levels are about equally likely to vote. 
C) Most low-income people vote; most high-income people do not. 
D) Higher income increases the share of people who vote among women, but not men.

Question 19

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which a single family rules from generation to generation?

Accepted Answer

A) democracy 
B) monarchy 
C) totalitarianism 
D) oligopoly 
A) democracy 
B) monarchy 
C) totalitarianism 
D) oligopoly

Question 20

Industrialization decreases the importance of which type of authority?

Accepted Answer

A) traditional authority 
B) rational-legal authority 
C) charismatic authority 
D) no authority at all 
A) traditional authority 
B) rational-legal authority 
C) charismatic authority 
D) no authority at all

Exam 17: Politics and Government

Gay rights is one example of a social issue.

Max Weber defined power as

Which of the following statements is correct?

Which statement about terrorism is TRUE?

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

An examination of socialist and capitalist systems suggests that political liberty and economic equality almost always go together.

In a totalitarian political system, one political organization claims total control of society.

The sociologist closely associated with the power-elite model is C.Wright Mills.

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

In which of the following types of societies would you expect to find monarchy as the political system?

The Marxist political-economy model suggests that

Nuclear proliferation is the process by which the two superpowers engage in an arms race.

What Weber called the "routinization of charisma" involves charismatic authority

Which of the following statements about political parties in the United States is true?

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

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

As Max Weber saw it, the essential difference between power and authority is

In general, how does income affect the likelihood of voting in the United States?

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which a single family rules from generation to generation?

Industrialization decreases the importance of which type of authority?

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