Exam 12: Politics and Economics: Probing Power; Dissecting Distribution

The statement, "Power is concentrated in the hands of the elite, and the masses have little power," most closely reflects ______.

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Meso-level political institutions include state governments as well as national political parties.

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Describe democratic socialism as a system. Give two examples of democratic socialism.

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Varies. Democratic socialism refers to collective or group planning of the development of the society, but within a democratic political system. Many European countries have forms of democratic socialism. They have higher taxes and use the revenue to nationalize many programs (e.g., health care).

Authoritarian regimes headed by dictators have been rare forms in the world.

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Question 4

List and briefly discuss the three ways in which the state attempts to control the behavior of individuals.

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Question 5

According to the text, the goal of capitalism is ______.

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Question 6

Which of the following economic systems stresses individual planning and private ownership of property?

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Question 7

In the 230 years since the colonies declared independence, the United States has been at war 190 of those years.

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Question 8

In market systems, all matters of production and labor are governed with the communal good in mind.

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Question 9

Russia was in what was called the G8 but was asked to leave because of political disputes over the country of Ukraine.

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Question 10

A central question for functionalists is how loyalty to the power of the state is created.

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Question 11

Compare and contrast Weber's views on legitimate and illegitimate power.

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Question 12

According to the text, what are revolutions, and when are they likely to take place?

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Question 13

The United States is an example of a planned or centralized economic system.

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Question 14

Which of the following scenarios best depicts how power operates at the micro-level?

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Question 15

The social philosopher Pareto coined the phrase iron law of oligarchy.

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Question 16

Power is only operative at the meso- and macro-levels of the social world.

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Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics shared by ideal-type democracies?

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Question 18

Which of the following types of authority is most typical of modern nation-states?

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Question 19

According to the text, the state attempts to control the behavior of individuals in all of the following way except:

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The statement, "Power is concentrated in the hands of the elite, and the masses have little power," most closely reflects ______.

Meso-level political institutions include state governments as well as national political parties.

Describe democratic socialism as a system. Give two examples of democratic socialism.

Authoritarian regimes headed by dictators have been rare forms in the world.

List and briefly discuss the three ways in which the state attempts to control the behavior of individuals.

According to the text, the goal of capitalism is ______.

Which of the following economic systems stresses individual planning and private ownership of property?

In the 230 years since the colonies declared independence, the United States has been at war 190 of those years.

In market systems, all matters of production and labor are governed with the communal good in mind.

Russia was in what was called the G8 but was asked to leave because of political disputes over the country of Ukraine.

A central question for functionalists is how loyalty to the power of the state is created.

Compare and contrast Weber's views on legitimate and illegitimate power.

According to the text, what are revolutions, and when are they likely to take place?

The United States is an example of a planned or centralized economic system.

Which of the following scenarios best depicts how power operates at the micro-level?

The social philosopher Pareto coined the phrase iron law of oligarchy.

Power is only operative at the meso- and macro-levels of the social world.

Which of the following is NOT one of the characteristics shared by ideal-type democracies?

Which of the following types of authority is most typical of modern nation-states?

According to the text, the state attempts to control the behavior of individuals in all of the following way except:

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Process of Change: We Can Make a Difference

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