Question 1

Mills argues that all of the following institutional hierarchies constitute the means of power in American society except ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  politics 
B)  economics 
C)  education 
D)  the military 
A)  politics 
B)  economics 
C)  education 
D)  the military C

Question 2

Briefly describe the big three of power as outlined by Mills.

Accepted Answer

The economy has become dominated by two or three hundred giant corporations, administratively and politically interrelated, that together hold the keys to economic decisions. The political order, once a decentralized set of several dozen states with a weak spinal cord, has become a centralized, executive establishment that has taken up into itself many powers previously scattered, and now enters into each and every cranny of the social structure. The military order, once a slim establishment in a context of distrust fed by state militia, has become the largest and most expensive feature of government, and, although well-versed in smiling public relations, now has all the grim and clumsy efficiency of a sprawling bureaucratic domain. In each of these institutional areas, the means of power at the disposal of decision makers have increased enormously; their central executive powers have been enhanced; within each of them modern administrative routines have been elaborated and tight?ened up.

Question 3

What is the primary source of wealth?

Accepted Answer

A)  the modern corporation 
B)  infrastructure 
C)  the military elite 
D)  consumption 
A)  the modern corporation 
B)  infrastructure 
C)  the military elite 
D)  consumption A

Question 4

Which term best describes the relationship between the three large institutional domains?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural 
B)  isolated 
C)  superficial 
D)  interlocking 
A)  structural 
B)  isolated 
C)  superficial 
D)  interlocking

Question 5

Explain the accumulative nature of prestige and provide an example.

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Question 6

The typical institutional unit has become ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  decentralized 
B)  administrative 
C)  smaller 
D)  unimportant 
A)  decentralized 
B)  administrative 
C)  smaller 
D)  unimportant

Question 7

Which of the following is characteristic of the elite?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have power to make decisions with major consequences. 
B)  They are confined by simple family responsibilities. 
C)  They always profess their power. 
D)  They are made by their jobs. 
A)  They have power to make decisions with major consequences. 
B)  They are confined by simple family responsibilities. 
C)  They always profess their power. 
D)  They are made by their jobs.

Question 8

No one can be truly powerful without access to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  prestige 
B)  wealth 
C)  institutions 
D)  aristocracy 
A)  prestige 
B)  wealth 
C)  institutions 
D)  aristocracy

Question 9

Which individuals are at the top of each of the three enlarged and centralized domains?

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Question 10

Historically, what happened when small entrepreneurs failed?

Accepted Answer

A)  The consequences remained local. 
B)  Political authorities intervened. 
C)  The military helped out. 
D)  Schools were in crisis. 
A)  The consequences remained local. 
B)  Political authorities intervened. 
C)  The military helped out. 
D)  Schools were in crisis.

Question 11

Those who believe in a powerful elite in America often base this belief on ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal experience 
B)  history 
C)  religious ideology 
D)  failure 
A)  personal experience 
B)  history 
C)  religious ideology 
D)  failure

Question 12

All of the following are true of the upper strata in the United States except they ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  are less visible than in Europe 
B)  have emerged from the aristocracy 
C)  are insulated from economic problems 
D)  make decisions of consequence 
A)  are less visible than in Europe 
B)  have emerged from the aristocracy 
C)  are insulated from economic problems 
D)  make decisions of consequence

Question 13

Describe how one hundred of the most powerful men in America could become powerless.

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Question 14

When do the elite recognize their own social class?

Accepted Answer

A)  when they write their autobiography 
B)  when outsiders try to enter their circle 
C)  when they are sitting on their terraces 
D)  when marriages fail 
A)  when they write their autobiography 
B)  when outsiders try to enter their circle 
C)  when they are sitting on their terraces 
D)  when marriages fail

Question 15

Identify the three points of crisis of mod?ern capitalist society.

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Exam 35: The Power Elite

Mills argues that all of the following institutional hierarchies constitute the means of power in American society except ______.

Briefly describe the big three of power as outlined by Mills.

What is the primary source of wealth?

Which term best describes the relationship between the three large institutional domains?

Explain the accumulative nature of prestige and provide an example.

The typical institutional unit has become ______.

Which of the following is characteristic of the elite?

No one can be truly powerful without access to ______.

Which individuals are at the top of each of the three enlarged and centralized domains?

Historically, what happened when small entrepreneurs failed?

Those who believe in a powerful elite in America often base this belief on ______.

All of the following are true of the upper strata in the United States except they ______.

Describe how one hundred of the most powerful men in America could become powerless.

When do the elite recognize their own social class?

Identify the three points of crisis of mod?ern capitalist society.

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