Exam 13: Politics and the Economy

As income and education levels in the U.S.have increased over the past century,voting rates have:

Socialism is defined as an economic structure in which:

Passage of the National Voter Registration Act resulted in:

The government routinely underestimates the amount of unemployment in the U.S.

The text argues that the lesson of the recent economic crisis in the U.S.is that the free-market capitalist system works best when balance by government regulation.

What is the Wal-Mart effect?

Which of the following is NOT a reason so few U.S.citizens vote except:

Research suggests that the pluralist model of government is limited; the elite have more power than others in society.

A minority group wishes to increase its power.The strategy it takes is to become major stockholders in military industries,send its children to the Harvard School of Business and to summer in Kennebunkport.This strategy assumes the:

Give one example of each of the three sectors of production in preindustrial and postindustrial societies.

Tom argues that the way to keep jobs in the U.S.is to reduce government oversight and leave wages and benefits up to market forces even if this means reductions.His views are consistent with the ___ approach to globalization.

Political participation is:

Approximately what proportion of U.S.voters call themselves independents?

Which of these three is NOT one of the bases of authority noted by Weber?

What is the impact of technology on labor?

Although there has been a trend toward socialism throughout the western nations,__________ has done the least to move toward creating a mixed economy.

Which of the following is an example of a profession?

The dominant political institution is the military.

What are the three types of authority identified by Weber?

Power supported by norms and values that legitimate its use is termed: