Exam 12: Power and Politics

The number of each state's electors in the Electoral College is based on the number of senators and representatives in that state. The problem with this system is states with

The pluralist idea of interest groups is the groups that primarily exercise power vary with the issue. This idea of _____ means that interest groups band together to neutralize each other when their interests do not align.

Parenti asserted that the wealthy and powerful are served because of the way society is organized. Which of the following is NOT one of the three ways he identified as how this bias occurs?

Who maintained that the psychological similarity among the members of the elite is derived from their similar social origins and lifestyles?

Which of the following noted in his Dominant Class model of power that appointees to influential, unelected positions are either members of the upper class or people who have held positions in major corporations, and are thereby people who accord with the wishes of the upper class?

Which of the following is NOT a reason that the government opts for trickle-down solutions?

According to the journalists Barlett and Steele, there are two ways to get favorable treatment by Congress and the White House. Those two wars are

Despite paying lip service to laissez-faire capitalism, the U.S. government actually _____ big business.

Mills argued that the members of the ruling elite interact with each other, their children go to the same schools, and they do business together. Hence, these people who are the inner circle of the upper social classes tend to see the world alike. This idea is the basis of which of his factors of unity?

Who is most likely to bear the burden of decisions made by the powerful?

The shipping industry, railroads, airlines, and exporters of iron, steel, textiles, paper, and other products receive direct subsidies from

A criticism of the pluralist model of power is that

According to the chapter, the most important component of a democratic model is that representatives, because they are elected by the people,

How did Domhoff's view of the military differ from Mills's view?

Which of the following developed a model of power broadly based on the idea of a dominant class?

Wright Mills divides the U.S. power structure into _____, with the leaders of these groups forming the top level of a power pyramid.

Which of the following is NOT part of Mills's pyramid of power?

In the _____ view, the ruling class rules by controlling political officials and institutions through money and influence.

Which of the following tech companies mentioned in the chapter is new to lobbying and spent only about $350,000 on this process in 2010?

During the Viet Nam war, the chances for getting killed while in the service were about _____ for the less educated than for the college educated.