Question 1

Max Weber said that with charismatic authority,a crisis results with

Accepted Answer

A) the death of the leader. 
B) the fact that few people follow a charismatic leader. 
C) the fact that charisma existed only in the ancient world. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) the death of the leader. 
B) the fact that few people follow a charismatic leader. 
C) the fact that charisma existed only in the ancient world. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 2

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) technology. 
C) income distribution. 
D) means of production. 
A) distribution of power,goals,and decision making. 
B) technology. 
C) income distribution. 
D) means of production.

Question 3

A pluralist approach to the U.S.political system suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) power is 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 alienated from the political system. 
A) power is 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 alienated from the political system.

Question 4

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 5

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 6

The Marxist political-economy model suggests that capitalist societies are democratic,giving some political voice to everyone.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A) About 36 percent of people are moderates who fall near the political center. 
B) About 16 percent fall on the political left. 
C) About 46 percent fall on the political right. 
D) About 26 percent claim to have no political opinions at all. 
A) About 36 percent of people are moderates who fall near the political center. 
B) About 16 percent fall on the political left. 
C) About 46 percent fall on the political right. 
D) About 26 percent claim to have no political opinions at all.

Question 8

With respect to war,the text explains that

Accepted Answer

A) human beings are naturally eager to engage in war. 
B) there is nothing in our human biology that makes it natural to go to war. 
C) nations usually fight wars simply over wealth. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) human beings are naturally eager to engage in war. 
B) there is nothing in our human biology that makes it natural to go to war. 
C) nations usually fight wars simply over wealth. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 9

Preindustrial societies,explained Max Weber,are characterized by having

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

More than 90 percent of the world's people live in nations that are considered to be politically free.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

Question 12

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

In general,high-income people tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

Accepted Answer

A) conservative; conservative 
B) liberal; liberal 
C) liberal; conservative 
D) conservative; liberal 
A) conservative; conservative 
B) liberal; liberal 
C) liberal; conservative 
D) conservative; liberal

Question 14

Terrorism has been called a new kind of warfare because

Accepted Answer

A) it is less violent. 
B) it is "symmetrical," involving two opponents of roughly equal power. 
C) it lacks clearly stated objectives and is not about controlling territory. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) it is less violent. 
B) it is "symmetrical," involving two opponents of roughly equal power. 
C) it lacks clearly stated objectives and is not about controlling territory. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 15

Which from the following list would be described as an economic issue?

Accepted Answer

A) the abortion controversy 
B) poverty 
C) gay rights 
D) the family values debate 
A) the abortion controversy 
B) poverty 
C) gay rights 
D) the family values debate

Question 16

Extensive civil liberties make democratic societies more vulnerable to terrorism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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 18

In almost all of the states,people serving sentences in prison cannot vote.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is a factor encouraging political revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) rising expectation of a better life 
B) unresponsive government 
C) radical leadership by intellectuals 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) rising expectation of a better life 
B) unresponsive government 
C) radical leadership by intellectuals 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 20

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 these responses 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 these responses are correct.

Exam 17: Politics and Government

Max Weber said that with charismatic authority,a crisis results with

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

A pluralist approach to the U.S.political system suggests that

Socialist societies base their claim to democracy on

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

The Marxist political-economy model suggests that capitalist societies are democratic,giving some political voice to everyone.

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

With respect to war,the text explains that

Preindustrial societies,explained Max Weber,are characterized by having

More than 90 percent of the world's people live in nations that are considered to be politically free.

Industrialization decreases the importance of which type of authority?

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?

In general,high-income people tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

Terrorism has been called a new kind of warfare because

Which from the following list would be described as an economic issue?

Extensive civil liberties make democratic societies more vulnerable to terrorism.

The Marxist political-economy model suggests that

In almost all of the states,people serving sentences in prison cannot vote.

Which of the following is a factor encouraging political revolution?

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

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