Question 1

Industrialization increases the importance of which type of authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  traditional authority 
B)  rational-legal authority 
C)  charismatic authority 
D)  no authority at all 
A)  traditional authority 
B)  rational-legal authority 
C)  charismatic authority 
D)  no authority at all B

Question 2

Traditional authority is one source of strength for patriarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Max Weber said that a crisis of charismatic authority results from:

Accepted Answer

A)  the death of the leader. 
B)  the fact that few people follow a charismatic leader. 
C)  the fact that charisma existed only in the ancient world. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  the death of the leader. 
B)  the fact that few people follow a charismatic leader. 
C)  the fact that charisma existed only in the ancient world. 
D)  All of the above are correct. A

Question 4

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population is LEAST likely to vote in national elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  white, non-Hispanic people 
C)  Hispanic people 
D)  All of the above categories are equally likely to vote. 
A)  African Americans 
B)  white, non-Hispanic people 
C)  Hispanic people 
D)  All of the above categories are equally likely to vote.

Question 5

Nuclear proliferation is the process by which the two super-powers engage in an arms race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

People with lower social standing in the United States tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative conservative 
B)  liberal liberal 
C)  liberal conservative 
D)  conservative liberal 
A)  conservative conservative 
B)  liberal liberal 
C)  liberal conservative 
D)  conservative liberal

Question 7

Max Weber defined power as:

Accepted Answer

A)  simply a reflection of wealth. 
B)  the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance. 
C)  the operation of a government. 
D)  the source of all bureaucracy. 
A)  simply a reflection of wealth. 
B)  the ability to achieve desired ends, despite resistance. 
C)  the operation of a government. 
D)  the source of all bureaucracy.

Question 8

A totalitarian political system:

Accepted Answer

A)  mixes politics with religion. 
B)  is completely democratic. 
C)  is government without any bureaucracy. 
D)  concentrates power and closely regulates people's lives. 
A)  mixes politics with religion. 
B)  is completely democratic. 
C)  is government without any bureaucracy. 
D)  concentrates power and closely regulates people's lives.

Question 9

Summarize the major arguments of the three theoretical models of political power. What do the three models have in common? What are their major differences? To what extent does each assess U.S. society as democratic? Why?

Accepted Answer

The three major theoretical models of po

Question 10

Most people in the United States strongly identify with one or the other major political party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

About how much money does the world as a whole spend annually for military purposes?

Accepted Answer

A)  $12 million 
B)  $120 million 
C)  $12 billion 
D)  $1.6 trillion 
A)  $12 million 
B)  $120 million 
C)  $12 billion 
D)  $1.6 trillion

Question 12

What is the military-industrial complex?

Accepted Answer

The military-industrial complex refers t

Question 13

Identify three factors that encourage political revolution.

Accepted Answer

Three factors that can encourage politic

Question 14

For almost fifty years, what strategy has kept the peace between the world's nuclear superpowers?

Accepted Answer

A)  deterrence 
B)  high-technology defense 
C)  disarmament 
D)  resolving underlying differences 
A)  deterrence 
B)  high-technology defense 
C)  disarmament 
D)  resolving underlying differences

Question 15

The arms race refers to efforts by the United States and the former Soviet Union to:

Accepted Answer

A)  reduce nuclear arsenals. 
B)  move to less deadly weapons. 
C)  increase their military power. 
D)  work together to wage war on other nations. 
A)  reduce nuclear arsenals. 
B)  move to less deadly weapons. 
C)  increase their military power. 
D)  work together to wage war on other nations.

Question 16

Charismatic authority is based on extraordinary personal abilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population is LEAST likely to vote in national elections?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  white, non-Hispanic people 
C)  Hispanic people 
D)  All of the above categories are equally likely to vote. 
A)  African Americans 
B)  white, non-Hispanic people 
C)  Hispanic people 
D)  All of the above categories are equally likely to vote.

Question 18

People with lower social standing in the United States tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

Accepted Answer

A)  conservative conservative 
B)  liberal liberal 
C)  liberal conservative 
D)  conservative liberal 
A)  conservative conservative 
B)  liberal liberal 
C)  liberal conservative 
D)  conservative liberal

Question 19

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 20

In 2008, about what percentage of the world's people lived in countries that can be considered politically "free?"

Accepted Answer

A)  6 percent 
B)  26 percent 
C)  46 percent 
D)  66 percent 
A)  6 percent 
B)  26 percent 
C)  46 percent 
D)  66 percent

Exam 17: Politics and Government

Industrialization increases the importance of which type of authority?

Traditional authority is one source of strength for patriarchy.

Max Weber said that a crisis of charismatic authority results from:

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population is LEAST likely to vote in national elections?

Nuclear proliferation is the process by which the two super-powers engage in an arms race.

People with lower social standing in the United States tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

Max Weber defined power as:

A totalitarian political system:

Summarize the major arguments of the three theoretical models of political power. What do the three models have in common? What are their major differences? To what extent does each assess U.S. society as democratic? Why?

Most people in the United States strongly identify with one or the other major political party.

About how much money does the world as a whole spend annually for military purposes?

What is the military-industrial complex?

Identify three factors that encourage political revolution.

For almost fifty years, what strategy has kept the peace between the world's nuclear superpowers?

The arms race refers to efforts by the United States and the former Soviet Union to:

Charismatic authority is based on extraordinary personal abilities.

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population is LEAST likely to vote in national elections?

People with lower social standing in the United States tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

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

In 2008, about what percentage of the world's people lived in countries that can be considered politically "free?"

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