Question 1

__________ are intangible activities for which people are willing to pay (such as dry cleaning, a movie, or medical care).

Accepted Answer

A) Services 
B) Goods 
C) Labor 
D) Products

Question 2

According to sociologist Max Weber, __________ authority is power legitimized on the basis of a leader's exceptional personal qualities or the demonstration of extraordinary insight and accomplishment that inspire loyalty and obedience from followers.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Discuss "Keeping an Eye on the Media."

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

In __________ monarchies, a powerful figure claims a hereditary right to rule (based on membership in a noble family) or a divine right to rule (a God-given right to rule that legitimizes the exercise of power).

Accepted Answer

A) constitutional 
B) limited 
C) absolute 
D) total

Question 5

Companies such as Time Warner and Viacom have extensive holdings in radio and television stations, cable television companies, book publishing firms, and film production and distribution companies. These companies are referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A) oligopolies 
B) interlocking corporate directorates 
C) shared monopolies 
D) conglomerates

Question 6

Individuals such as Hitler and Martin Luther King, Jr. would be characterized as what type of leader?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Define capitalism and describe the four distinct features of "ideal" capitalism, and explain why pure capitalism does not exist.

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Question 8

One example of a(n) __________ regime was the National Socialist (Nazi) party in Germany during World War II; military leaders there sought to control all aspects of national life, not just government operations.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Government intervention in the 1990s included billions of dollars in subsidies to farmers, tax credits for corporations, and large subsidies or loan guarantees to automakers, aircraft companies, railroads, and others. Overall, most corporations have gained much more than they have lost as a result of government involvement in the economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A postindustrial economy is based on __________ production, which is the provision of services rather than goods as a primary source of livelihood for workers and profit for owners and corporate shareholders.

Accepted Answer

A) primary sector 
B) secondary sector 
C) tertiary sector 
D) quartiary sector

Question 11

"Keeping an Eye on the Media" discusses whether we get the news that we should. What is the basic conclusion the article draws? Give an example. What is Project Censored?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

The media have often been referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) watchdog institution. 
B) gatekeepers. 
C) fourth estate 
D) sixth institution

Question 13

According to sociologist Max Weber, __________ authority is power legitimized by law or written rules and regulations.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

__________ authority is held by elected or appointed government officials and by officers in a formal organization. However, authority is invested in the office, not in the person who holds the office.

Accepted Answer

A) Charismatic 
B) Traditional 
C) Rational-legal 
D) Coercive

Question 15

In __________ monarchies, the royalty serve as symbolic rulers or heads of state while actual authority is held by elected officials in the national parliaments.

Accepted Answer

A) constitutional 
B) limited 
C) absolute 
D) total

Question 16

Contributions made outside the limits set forth by federal election laws are called

Accepted Answer

A) participatory contributions. 
B) non-regulated contributions. 
C) soft money 
D) non-partisan money

Question 17

A nation-state is a unit of political organization that has recognizable national boundaries and whose citizens possess specific legal rights and obligations. They emerge as countries develop specific geographic territories and acquire greater ability to defend their borders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Sociologist Joe Feagin cited several features of the Iron Triangle. Which of the following Feature was not cited?

Accepted Answer

A) The Iron Triangle has a revolving door of money, influence, and jobs involving trillions of dollars. 
B) Most of the relationships in this arrangement are relatively short?lived. 
C) Military contractors who receive contracts from the Defense Department serve on the advisory committees that recommend what weapons they believe are needed. 
D) Many people move around the triangle from job to job.

Question 19

__________ are political coalitions made up of individuals or groups that share a specific interest they wish to protect or advance with the help of the political system.

Accepted Answer

A) Political action committees 
B) Power elites 
C) Special interest groups 
D) Ruling class

Question 20

Discuss primary sector production that occurs in preindustrial economies.

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Exam 13: Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective.

__________ are intangible activities for which people are willing to pay (such as dry cleaning, a movie, or medical care) .