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With industrialization,families were less able to rely on extended networks to help take care of children,the elderly,and those who were disabled.As a result,the government intervened to take care of these people.When governments assume responsibility for the basic needs of citizens,this is called a(n) :


A) international state.
B) social state.
C) welfare state.
D) socialist help system.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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A prominent British economist postulated that government intervention,in the form of social expenditures,could pull the economy out of a recession by stimulating demand for products and services.This is referred to as:


A) Keynesian economics.
B) Marxist welfare.
C) social services.
D) economic recession.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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According to Lukes's first dimension of power,when is power most visible?


A) during cultural displays,such as military parades
B) during everyday conversation
C) when no conflict is apparent
D) when different agendas clash and conflict results,with one side prevailing

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Social rights to public assistance,such as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) ,are contingent on proof of insufficient financial resources.This is referred to as:


A) opposition to rights.
B) rights to means-tested programs.
C) rights to contributory programs.
D) individual rights.

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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Max Weber felt that bureaucracies were necessary and inevitable in the modern world,but at the same time,he felt they had many negative aspects.What did he mean when he said a bureaucracy is an "iron cage" in modern life? Give an example of how a bureaucracy has "parceled-out your soul."

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Authority most explicitly refers to:


A) rules and regulations of society.
B) the enforcement of societal folkways.
C) the justifiable right to exercise power.
D) the process of commanding.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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Social Security benefits in the United States are an example of:


A) state-centered rights.
B) the right to means-tested programs.
C) the right to contributory programs.
D) poverty-centered rights.

E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

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A person who is always the center of attention and comfortable being a leader probably has what kind of authority,according to Weber's theory?


A) charismatic
B) spiritual
C) traditional
D) political

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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According to political theorist T.H.Marshall,a group of protestors picketing a political speech is exercising ________ rights.


A) civil
B) political
C) social
D) individual

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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You believe that you have received an unfair grade on a paper,but you know that arguing with your professor would do little good.You leave the classroom and angrily throw the paper into the nearest trash can.Steven Lukes would call this the ________ dimension of power.


A) first
B) second
C) third
D) conflict

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Most people living within a state have certain rights as citizens of that nation,called ________ rights.


A) public
B) private
C) citizenship
D) social

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In the 1970s,a man by the name of Jim Jones persuaded 900 people to commit suicide in Guyana.He was the leader of the Peoples Temple,and his personal appeal allowed him to have this power over his followers.Weber would call this ________ authority.


A) political
B) charismatic
C) traditional
D) rational

E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

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During a presidential election,we ultimately end up with two choices.If we were to be presented with more choices,we would not end up with the top choice of most voters.This is known as Kenneth Arrow's:


A) impossibility theorem.
B) state-centered political power.
C) inherent contradiction between civil rights and political power.
D) three dimensions of power.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company was in a position to issue commands and dictate the price of oil to oil producers by virtue of its monopoly on oil refining.This is an example of domination by:


A) authority.
B) power.
C) government.
D) economic power.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

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A system of government wherein power theoretically lies with the people-and citizens are therefore allowed to vote in elections,speak freely,and participate as legal equals in social life-is referred to as:


A) democracy.
B) socialism.
C) a dictatorship.
D) communism.

E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

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Piven and Cloward hold who or what responsible for the precipitous drop in political participation?


A) the legislature
B) Congress
C) the president
D) political elites

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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A modern model to explain the variations in forms of government is the study of the strategic decisions actors make by taking stock of the options available to them and the other players.This is referred to as:


A) strategic warfare.
B) soft power.
C) game theory.
D) the third dimension of power.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Although the state's authority derives from the implicit threat of physical force,when the state resorts to physical coercion to enforce its will,its legitimate authority diminishes drastically.This is an example of:


A) legal coercion.
B) the paradox of authority.
C) government coercion.
D) domination.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

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Within the international community,an unwritten rule exists that neighboring states must first recognize a new state's autonomy before:


A) more distant ones will do so.
B) it will be allowed to trade.
C) it receives economic assistance.
D) international human rights standards will apply.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Which of these is a characteristic of dictatorships?


A) limited suffrage
B) property is inherited by the oldest son
C) universal but conformist political participation
D) a disappearance of submissive citizens

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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