Chapter 14

Front 1

Which two basic types of economic system distinguish contemporary industrial societies

Back 1

Capitalism and socialism

Front 2

According to the description of capitalism in the text which of the following statement is true

Back 2

1 the means of production are held largely in private hands 2 the main incentive for economic activity is the accumulation of profits 3 the degree to which the government regulates private ownership in economics activity will vary

Front 3

G William domhoff model is an example of an

Back 3

Elite theory of power

Front 4

In terms of voter turnout United States typically ranks

Back 4

Lowest among industrialized nations

Front 5

What are the three basic sources of power within any political system

Back 5

Force influence and Authority

Front 6

Which of the following is not part of the classification system of authority developed by Max Weber

Back 6

Pluralist Authority

Front 7

According to C Wright Mills power rests in the hands of the

Back 7

Power elite

Front 8

The systematic widespread withdrawal of investment in basic aspects of productivity such as factories and plants is called

Back 8

Deindustrialization

Front 9

Sociologist and labor Specialists foresee Workforce increasingly composed of

Back 9

Women racial minorities and ethnic minorities

Front 10

Currently _____________ _____________refers to positive efforts to recruit minority group members for women for jobs promotions and educational opportunities

Back 10

Affirmative action

Front 11

The principle of _________-___________as expounded and endorsed by the British Economist Adam Smith was the prevailing form of the capitalism immediately following the Industrial Revolution

Back 11

Laissez-faire

Front 12

Under ________________, the means of production and distribution in a society are collectively rather than privately owned in the basic objective of the economic system is to meet people's needs brother and then to maximize profits

Back 12

Socialism

Front 13

___________________ Is an economic system under which all property is communally owned and no social distinctions are made based on people's ability to produce

Back 13

Communism

Front 14

_________________ Theorists point out that while pure monopolies are not a basic element of the economy of the United States competition is more much more restricted than one might expect in what is called a free enterprise system

Back 14

Conflict

Front 15

Some capitalist Nation such as the United States Outlaw _______________ through antitrust legislation

Back 15

Monopolies

Front 16

The Elite model of political power implies that the United States has a ______________ as its form of government

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Oligarchy

Front 17

Sexism has been the most serious barrier to women interested in holding public office. To remedy this situation many countries have adopted _____________ for female Representatives

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Quotas

Front 18

_____________ Is the exercise of power through a process of persuasion

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Influence

Front 19

The United States is commonly classified as a ______________ because the elected members of Congress and State legislators make our laws

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Representative democracy

Front 20

Advocates of the ____________ model suggest that competing groups within the community have access to government so that no single group is dominant

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Pluralist