A. dose not exist in large urban industrial societies
B. is insufficient to maintain social order in complex societies
C. can only be exerted through the institution of religion
D. is best when exerted by forces outside the individual
Miscellaneous Economics Mcqs
The manifest functions of government include…………….?
A. the formation of party machines
B. the protection of the interests of the power elite
C. the enlargement of the administrative elite
D. the provision of institutionalized social control
Antarctica is occupied by several nations together because no one nations has…………….?
A. sovereignty over it
B. the desire to rule it
C. interest in its resources
D. the power to take it over
The basic components of the state include ALL BUT WHICH of the following ?
A. Territory
B. Population
C. Armed services
D. Sovereignty
Charismatic leaders……………?
A. appear only in traditional societies
B. may appear in societies with either a traditional or a legal-rational base of authority
C. establish a stable social organization
D. are only characteristic of theocracies
The oldest form of power rests on……………?
A. rational-legal authority
B. charismatic authority
C. traditional authority
D. the authority of force
In essence people need government because…………….?
A. they live in groups and need a degree of order
B. of their competitive nature
C. they have not reached a sufficient amount of civilization to exist without it
D. brute force is not sufficient keep them in line
Political power……………?
A. appears only in capitalistic societies
B. is power exercised by the state through its government
C. characterizes all dictatorships
D. belongs to a ruler in democratic regimes
Government is characterized by a(n)……………?
A. pattern of statuses and roles
B. system of norms and values
C. system to deal with order and defense
D. all of the above
The Pope,s leadership of the Catholic Church is based on which kind of authority ?
A. Legal-rational
B. Democratic
C. Traditional
D. Charismatic