Question 1

Although the U.S. Constitution grants _____________authority to the office of the presidency, a president who fails to uphold the public trust may be removed from office.

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional 
B)  rational-legal 
C)  charismatic 
D)  coercive

Question 2

Most citizens of the United States are not actual capitalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In a(n) _______________political system, the state seeks to regulate all aspects of people's public and private lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  democratic 
B)  totalitarian 
C)  monarchical 
D)  authoritarian

Question 4

Contingent work is found only at the lower end of occupations in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Define each of Weber's three types of authority and give an example of each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

William Domhoff used the term _______________to refer to a small, fixed, privileged group of people with the power to constrain the political system and serve the interests of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

A)  power elite 
B)  ruling class 
C)  special interest group 
D)  political action committee

Question 7

_____________is a political system controlled by rulers who deny popular participation in government.

Accepted Answer

A)  Authoritarianism 
B)  Totalitarianism 
C)  Monarchy 
D)  Democracy

Question 8

The subfield within sociology that focuses on the social circumstances of politics and explores how the political arena and its actors are intertwined with social institutions is called_____________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  governmental sociology 
B)  institutional sociology 
C)  political sociology 
D)  cultural sociology

Question 9

When did the scope of government influence in people's daily lives in the United States expand considerably for the first time?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the Civil War 
B)  during the Great Depression in the 1930s 
C)  during World War II 
D)  during the 1960s Vietnam War

Question 10

Differentiate among preindustrial, industrial, and postindustrial economies.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 1: The Sociological Perspective and Research Process