Exam 15: Authority and the State

Sociologist T.H.Marshall discussed three types of citizenship rights.Which of the following is one of these rights?

According to political theorist T.H.Marshall,a group of protestors picketing a political speech is exercising ____________ rights.

Describe and explain the Milgram experiment.What were the researchers trying to measure? What did this experiment help to explain?

Legal-rational authority is pervasive in modern society today.This is probably because it:

Barrington Moore hypothesized that some states end up as democracies and others become dictatorships because the fate of each nation is determined by the struggle:

With industrialization,families were less able to rely on extended networks to help take care of children,the elderly,and those who were disabled.As a result the government intervened to take care of these people,creating a(n):

How do rulers prove their authority?

Define and compare democracies and dictatorships.Explain why some states end up as democracies and others become dictatorships.

When a company dominates because it has a monopoly on the industry,this is called domination by:

The United States is known as a democracy.We have a system of government where power lies with the people because we vote in elections,speak freely,and participate as legal equals in social life.Define dictatorship.How might you describe the United States as a dictatorship?

Your deference to your parents and professors and to the laws of the U.S.government is best seen as an example of domination by:

____________ groups gain power by trying to persuade elected officials to advocate for their agendas.

Promotions to higher levels within an idealized bureaucratic hierarchy based on achievement rather than personal attributes or favoritism refers to:

A modern model to explain the variations in forms of government is the study of the strategic decisions actors make by taking stock of the options available to them and the other players in a "game." This is referred to as:

According to Hobbes,to achieve peace for ourselves and to avoid death,humans enter into a ____________ and submit to an overarching sovereign authority charged with ensuring peace for everyone.

In the context of authority,____________ refers to the clear,rule-governed procedures used over and over again for decision making.

The citizens who have the most to lose by not being politically active are the group most vulnerable to changing political and policy definitions of what constitutes a social right.Who makes up this group?

Legal-rational authority allows a governor to make laws,but a police officer cannot.What is the difference between the individuals?

Weber used the term charisma to describe a person's:

Define the three theories-logic of industrialism,neo-Marxist theory,and state-centered approaches-that explain how and why the welfare state developed.