Question 1

The U.S. Constitution grants authority to the person who occupies the office of the presidency; any particular president who fails to uphold the public trust may be removed from office.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Define capitalism and describe the four distinct features of "ideal" capitalism.

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

All true nation-states have the same type of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

According to sociologist __________, the purpose of government is to socialize people to be good citizens, to regulate the economy so that it operates effectively, and to provide necessary services for citizens.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Karl Marx 
B)  ​Emile Durkheim 
C)  ​Robert Merton 
D)  ​Herbert Spencer

Question 5

Monarchies are most commonly associated with __________ societies, and are associated with __________ authority.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​agrarian; rational-legal 
B)  ​industrial; charismatic 
C)  ​agrarian; traditional 
D)  ​postindustrial; rational-legal

Question 6

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)  ​coalition

Question 7

The United States was the first nation to formally address the issue of equality in employment for persons with a disability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In a __________ political system, the state seeks to regulate all aspects of people's public and private lives.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​democracy 
B)  ​totalitarianism 
C)  ​monarchy 
D)  ​authoritarianism

Question 9

The pluralist model is rooted in a __________ perspective, which assumes that people in a nation share a consensus on central concerns and that the government provides services that no other institution can fulfill.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​conflict 
B)  ​symbolic interactionist 
C)  ​functionalist 
D)  ​postmodernist

Question 10

Sweden, Great Britain, and France have economic systems that are forms of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​democratic socialism 
B)  ​pure socialism 
C)  ​democratic capitalism 
D)  ​oligopoly

Exam 13: Politics and the Economy in Global Perspective

The U.S. Constitution grants authority to the person who occupies the office of the presidency; any particular president who fails to uphold the public trust may be removed from office.

Define capitalism and describe the four distinct features of "ideal" capitalism.

All true nation-states have the same type of government.

According to sociologist __________, the purpose of government is to socialize people to be good citizens, to regulate the economy so that it operates effectively, and to provide necessary services for citizens.

Monarchies are most commonly associated with societies, and are associated with authority.

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.

The United States was the first nation to formally address the issue of equality in employment for persons with a disability.

In a __________ political system, the state seeks to regulate all aspects of people's public and private lives.

The pluralist model is rooted in a __________ perspective, which assumes that people in a nation share a consensus on central concerns and that the government provides services that no other institution can fulfill.

Sweden, Great Britain, and France have economic systems that are forms of __________.