A. about half
B. one fifth
C. one third
D. one tenth
Political and Economic Power
Which political figure first called for a Untied States of Europe ?
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Winston Churchill
C. Charles De Gaulle
D. Harry S Truman
Which of the following is not a new social movement ?
A. resource mobilization theory
B. labor movement
C. environmental movement
D. anti-nuclear movement
Representative democracy is best described as system ?
A. where those elected simply represent the views of the electors
B. which ensures political equality and protects liberty
C. where decisions are taken by people elected by the community as a whole
D. where decisions are made communally by those affected by them
Which of these is NOT an explicit feature of Third Way politics ?
A. the strengthening of civil society
B. retrenchment in welfare spending
C. the maintenance of a mixed economy
D. environmentally sustainable economic growth
Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the state ?
A. The state has existed throughout human history
B. The existence of the state requires that some people are able to devote time and energy to organizing power resources
C. External factors such as threats and trading partners played no part in the rise of the state
D. The production of a social surplus hindered the rise of the state
Some conflict theorists argue that the state is an instrument that is manipulated by the capitalist class This manipulation is accomplished through ?
A. lobbying campaign financing and corruption
B. socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms
C. class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict
D. corporate corruption through interlocking directorates
Why is force not he most effective means for political rule ?
A. Force is very efficient but also very costly
B. Honor is denied to those who rule by force alone
C. The elite’s ideals are fulfilled but tainted by use of force
D. Force is the most effective means for political rule
In ……. authority rules are obeyed because their commands are within the impersonal formally defined scope of their office ?
A. charismatic
B. legal-rational
C. state
D. traditional
Totalitarianism ?
A. is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?
B. is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?
C. is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families
D. can incorporate only in a socialist society