Question 1

In a capitalist economic system, "justice" amounts to

Accepted Answer

A)  doing what is best for society's poorest members. 
B)  everyone being more or less economically equal. 
C)  freedom of the marketplace allowing people to follow their self-interest. 
D)  All of these responses are correct. 
A)  doing what is best for society's poorest members. 
B)  everyone being more or less economically equal. 
C)  freedom of the marketplace allowing people to follow their self-interest. 
D)  All of these responses are correct. C

Question 2

The expansion of office work marks the growth of the economy's

Accepted Answer

A)  primary sector. 
B)  secondary sector. 
C)  tertiary sector. 
D)  None of the other responses is correct. 
A)  primary sector. 
B)  secondary sector. 
C)  tertiary sector. 
D)  None of the other responses is correct. C

Question 3

The Industrial Revolution was based on

Accepted Answer

A)  the spread of cottage industry. 
B)  people beginning to work in their homes. 
C)  a decrease in productive specialization. 
D)  new sources of energy. 
A)  the spread of cottage industry. 
B)  people beginning to work in their homes. 
C)  a decrease in productive specialization. 
D)  new sources of energy. D

Question 4

Just as the economy is becoming more and more global, so is the world developing a single global political system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How has the nature of work in the United States changed over the last 150 years? Answer this question referring to the three sectors of the economy.In your answer, include the changing share of self-employed people as well as the changing importance of labor unions.

Accepted Answer

The nature of work in the United States

Question 7

Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's _____, while socialist systems emphasize people's _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective needs personal needs 
B)  freedom from basic want freedom to pursue their self-interest 
C)  freedom to pursue their self-interest freedom from basic want 
D)  social needs material needs 
A)  collective needs personal needs 
B)  freedom from basic want freedom to pursue their self-interest 
C)  freedom to pursue their self-interest freedom from basic want 
D)  social needs material needs

Question 8

Taken together, local, state, and federal governments are the U.S.'s largest single employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the United States, what categories of people are most and least likely to vote?

Accepted Answer

In the United States, voter turnout vari

Question 10

Gay rights is one example of a social issue.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Terrorism is considered to be a new form of asymmetrical warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Capitalism is an economic system in which there is

Accepted Answer

A)  government control of production. 
B)  private ownership of property. 
C)  pursuit of collective goals. 
D)  All of these responses are correct. 
A)  government control of production. 
B)  private ownership of property. 
C)  pursuit of collective goals. 
D)  All of these responses are correct.

Question 13

What important changes in production defined the coming of the Industrial Revolution?

Accepted Answer

The Industrial Revolution was defined by

Question 14

Over the course of the last century, the number of people involved in agricultural work

Accepted Answer

A)  has remained about the same. 
B)  has declined steadily. 
C)  has increased dramatically. 
D)  has stayed the same, although a larger share of workers are immigrants. 
A)  has remained about the same. 
B)  has declined steadily. 
C)  has increased dramatically. 
D)  has stayed the same, although a larger share of workers are immigrants.

Question 15

The Information Revolution requires workers to gain literacy skills in contrast to the mechanical skills that were important during the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Max Weber's view, monarchy claims legitimacy based on

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional authority. 
B)  charismatic authority. 
C)  rational-legal authority. 
D)  sheer force. 
A)  traditional authority. 
B)  charismatic authority. 
C)  rational-legal authority. 
D)  sheer force.

Question 17

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy 
B)  monarchy 
C)  totalitarianism 
D)  aristocracy 
A)  democracy 
B)  monarchy 
C)  totalitarianism 
D)  aristocracy

Question 18

How do capitalism and socialism differ in overall productivity? What about economic inequality?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism and socialism differ in overa

Question 19

State the defining characteristics of two economic models: capitalism and socialism.How do these models compare in terms of (a) overall productivity, (b) level of economic inequality, and (c) extent of political freedom? How is welfare capitalism an effort to combine the benefits of both systems?

Accepted Answer

Capitalism and socialism are two distinc

Question 20

The concept "state capitalism" refers all productive enterprises in a country being owned by the government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

In a capitalist economic system, "justice" amounts to

The expansion of office work marks the growth of the economy's

The Industrial Revolution was based on

Just as the economy is becoming more and more global, so is the world developing a single global political system.

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

How has the nature of work in the United States changed over the last 150 years? Answer this question referring to the three sectors of the economy.In your answer, include the changing share of self-employed people as well as the changing importance of labor unions.

Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's _, while socialist systems emphasize people's _.

Taken together, local, state, and federal governments are the U.S.'s largest single employer.

In the United States, what categories of people are most and least likely to vote?

Gay rights is one example of a social issue.

Terrorism is considered to be a new form of asymmetrical warfare.

Capitalism is an economic system in which there is

What important changes in production defined the coming of the Industrial Revolution?

Over the course of the last century, the number of people involved in agricultural work

The Information Revolution requires workers to gain literacy skills in contrast to the mechanical skills that were important during the Industrial Revolution.

In Max Weber's view, monarchy claims legitimacy based on

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?

How do capitalism and socialism differ in overall productivity? What about economic inequality?

State the defining characteristics of two economic models: capitalism and socialism.How do these models compare in terms of (a) overall productivity, (b) level of economic inequality, and (c) extent of political freedom? How is welfare capitalism an effort to combine the benefits of both systems?

The concept "state capitalism" refers all productive enterprises in a country being owned by the government.

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In a capitalist economic system, "justice" amounts to

The expansion of office work marks the growth of the economy's

The Industrial Revolution was based on

Just as the economy is becoming more and more global, so is the world developing a single global political system.

The economy organizes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

How has the nature of work in the United States changed over the last 150 years? Answer this question referring to the three sectors of the economy.In your answer, include the changing share of self-employed people as well as the changing importance of labor unions.

Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's _____, while socialist systems emphasize people's _____.

Taken together, local, state, and federal governments are the U.S.'s largest single employer.

In the United States, what categories of people are most and least likely to vote?

Gay rights is one example of a social issue.

Terrorism is considered to be a new form of asymmetrical warfare.

Capitalism is an economic system in which there is

What important changes in production defined the coming of the Industrial Revolution?

Over the course of the last century, the number of people involved in agricultural work

The Information Revolution requires workers to gain literacy skills in contrast to the mechanical skills that were important during the Industrial Revolution.

In Max Weber's view, monarchy claims legitimacy based on

Which of the following concepts refers to a political system in which power resides in the hands of the people as a whole?

How do capitalism and socialism differ in overall productivity? What about economic inequality?

State the defining characteristics of two economic models: capitalism and socialism.How do these models compare in terms of (a) overall productivity, (b) level of economic inequality, and (c) extent of political freedom? How is welfare capitalism an effort to combine the benefits of both systems?

The concept "state capitalism" refers all productive enterprises in a country being owned by the government.

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Socialization

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

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Social Stratification

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Concerning the issue of personal freedom, capitalist systems emphasize people's _, while socialist systems emphasize people's _.