Question 1

In (the) ________ view, there are three sectors--the corporate rich, the executive branch of the government, and the military--that combine to form a power elite that makes all-important decisions.

Accepted Answer

A)   instrumentalist
B)   structuralist
C)   C. Wright Mills'
D)   Domhoff's C

Question 2

The elitist views of societal power are similar to the two views of power held by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Emile Durkheim
B)   Karl Marx
C)   Max Weber
D)   Herbert Spencer B

Question 3

Barlett and Steele emphasize the tactic of cluster voting used by an interest group as a technique to get favorable treatment from Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

When the institutions are patterned to produce prearranged results regardless of the personalities of the decision-makers, one may speak of________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an oligarchy
B)   an aristocracy
C)   systemic imperative
D)   patterned variables

Question 5

S. schools, churches, and families possess ideological power, which is used to indoctrinate the nation's citizenry to conservative values.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to C. Wright Mills, the elite ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   are a small group who interact together
B)   have similar interests and goals
C)   occupy key institutional positions
D)   all of the above

Question 7

Both Mills and Domhoff saw the military as having much less power and being dominated by the corporate rich through the executive branch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A factor that helped in the formation of the power elite was________.

Accepted Answer

A)   terrorism
B)   the spread of communism
C)   the decline of bureaucracy
D)   the emergence of Third World ideology

Question 9

Parenti argues that the interests of the powerful and the wealthy are served because of their influence over elected and appointed officials at all levels, through systemic imperatives, and through the ideological control of the masses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In (the) ________ view, the dominant class is the uppermost social group (approximately 1% of the population), which owns a disproportionate amount of the country's wealth and contributes a disproportionate number of its members to the controlling institutions and key decision-making groups of the country.

Accepted Answer

A)   instrumentalist
B)   structuralist
C)   C. Wright Mills'
D)   Domhoff's

Question 11

Parenti believes that through ________ the institutions of society are patterned to produce prearranged results, regardless of the personalities of decision-makers.

Accepted Answer

A)   political coalitions
B)   systemic imperatives
C)   cultural biases
D)   structural biases

Question 12

The major difference between the views of Mills and Domhoff is that Domhoff has asserted the complete ascendancy of the upper class to the apex of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   social status
B)   intellectual accomplishment
C)   power
D)   none of the above

Question 13

________ is the ability to get what one wants from someone else; this can be achieved by force or by getting someone to think and believe in accordance with your interests.

Accepted Answer

A)   Power
B)   Status
C)   Influence
D)   Coercion

Question 14

The power elite is characterized by democratic tendencies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ________ model of power describes a pyramid of power with people at the apex controlling power.

Accepted Answer

A)   elitist
B)   pluralist
C)   democratic
D)   socialist

Question 16

The central focus of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration was toward social reform, not business recovery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The pluralist view of who has power focuses on________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the unified upper class
B)   a number of sectors who share this power
C)   the business interests
D)   none of the above

Question 18

In Domhoff's view, which of the following demonstrate(s) the impact of individuals and subgroups within the elite on the decision-making structure of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)   They control presidential nominations through the financing of political campaigns.
B)   They control both major political parties.
C)   They control almost total staffing of important appointive governmental positions.
D)   All of the above

Question 19

The result of this centralization of power is________.

Accepted Answer

A)   an increase in the prestige of the presidency
B)   the economy has become dominated by less than 200 giant corporations
C)   a decline in the power of the Pentagon
D)   the emergence of the U.S. Senate as a force to be reckoned with

Question 20

Power sharing by different sectors of the population is a central idea of the pluralist view.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Power and Politics

In (the) ________ view, there are three sectors--the corporate rich, the executive branch of the government, and the military--that combine to form a power elite that makes all-important decisions.

The elitist views of societal power are similar to the two views of power held by ________.

Barlett and Steele emphasize the tactic of cluster voting used by an interest group as a technique to get favorable treatment from Congress.

When the institutions are patterned to produce prearranged results regardless of the personalities of the decision-makers, one may speak of________.

S. schools, churches, and families possess ideological power, which is used to indoctrinate the nation's citizenry to conservative values.

According to C. Wright Mills, the elite ________.

Both Mills and Domhoff saw the military as having much less power and being dominated by the corporate rich through the executive branch.

A factor that helped in the formation of the power elite was________.

Parenti argues that the interests of the powerful and the wealthy are served because of their influence over elected and appointed officials at all levels, through systemic imperatives, and through the ideological control of the masses.

Parenti believes that through ________ the institutions of society are patterned to produce prearranged results, regardless of the personalities of decision-makers.

The major difference between the views of Mills and Domhoff is that Domhoff has asserted the complete ascendancy of the upper class to the apex of ________.

________ is the ability to get what one wants from someone else; this can be achieved by force or by getting someone to think and believe in accordance with your interests.

The power elite is characterized by democratic tendencies.

The ________ model of power describes a pyramid of power with people at the apex controlling power.

The central focus of the Franklin D. Roosevelt administration was toward social reform, not business recovery.

The pluralist view of who has power focuses on________.

In Domhoff's view, which of the following demonstrate(s) the impact of individuals and subgroups within the elite on the decision-making structure of the United States?

The result of this centralization of power is________.

Power sharing by different sectors of the population is a central idea of the pluralist view.