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sociology economic and political institutions chapter 12
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economic sector that deals with the extraction of raw materials from the environment
tertiary sector
primary sector
secondary sector
labor sector
2
What is the main goal of interest groups?
change the system of government
support a third-party candidate
influence political decision making
finance their organization
3
The emphasis a society places on any one economic sector is determined by that society’s
subsistence strategy
economic institution
resources
form of government
4
Most interest groups employ ________, who are paid to meet directly with government officials.
congressmen
poll workers
lobbyists
political participants
5
system of norms that governs the distribution of resources and exercise of power in society
power-elite model
political party
political institution
economic institution
6
business organization that is owned by stockholders
corporation
multinational
oligopoly
partnership
7
Another term for a capitalist economy is a(n) _______________________system.
primary sector economy
free enterprise economy
socialist economy
corporate economy
8
What is C. Wright Mill's model of political power?
power-elite model
corporate-capitalist model
multinational model
pluralist model
9
When did corporations become the driving force behind the U.S. economy?
late 1800s
middle 1900s
middle 1700s
early 1600s
10
A(n) _____________ is when a few large companies control an industry.
multinational
corporation
monopoly
oligopoly
11
What is the authoritarian government that exercises complete control over its citizens called?
dictatorship
hereditary monarchy
communism
totalitarianism
12
economic system in which property is communally owned
laissez-faire capitalism
communism
capitalism
free enterprise system
13
The use of trade barriers to shield domestic makers from foreign competition is ____________.
domestic cartel
industrial compliance
protectionism
free trade
14
What is the most extreme form of authoritarianism?
junta
absolute monarchy
dictatorship
totalitarianism
15
Who wrote
The Wealth of Nations
?
Benjamin Franklin
John Maynard Keynes
Alexis de Tocqueville
Adam Smith
16
power that is based on the personal characteristics of an individual
traditional authority
charismatic authority
power-elite model
rational-legal authority
17
Americans are
most
likely to vote in an election for a
county official
senator
president
school board member
18
economic system in which individuals own the factors of production
capitalism
primary sector
communism
corporation
19
A ______ is a government in which one person rules but true power is by elected officials.
presidential system
constitutional monarchy
totalitarian state
dictatorship
20
system in which the % of popular votes corresponds to the % of seats won by a party
authoritarianism
absolute monarchy
proportional representation
democratic system
21
organization that seeks to gain power through legitimate means
political party
proportional representation
interest group
political institution
22
model that states politics are controlled by interest groups that compete with one another
proportional representation
pluralist model
power-elite model
ologopolistic institution
23
power that is based on long-standing custom
traditional authority
charismatic authority
coercive authority
rational-legal authority
24
The resources needed to produce goods and services are called ____.
entrepreneurship
capital equipment
productive materials
factors of production
25
In the United States, which official is not elected on the basis of a simple plurality?
president
senator
member of House of Representatives
governor
