Ch 13 Political and Economic Institutions

During a beginning study of sociology, it is appropriate to think of politics as the exercise of power and economics as the distribution of 

• society
• behavior
• resources
• government

Which is at the opposite end of the political spectrum from democracy?

• totalitarianism
• authoritarianism
• traditional authority
• charismatic authority

In the United States, which is generally required if a candidate is to have a chance of winning a state or national office?

• endorsement of a major political party
• spotless voting record in the jurisdiction
• prior service in the elected position being sought
• attitudes similar to those of current governing officials

The environmental lobby best exemplifies a(n)

• public policy.
• mass media influence
• interest group
• power of the voting public

Which of the following people works in the primary sector?

• a farmer who raises chickens
•  a baker
• a website developer
• a dentist

What did eighteenth-century Scottish social philosopher Adam Smith state was the regulator of economy?

• self-interest 
• mixed economic systems
• monopolies
• state-owned small businesses

Which of the following would be a legal interlocking directorate?

• a food supply corporation and a grocery store corporation
• a restaurant corporation and an auto manufacturing corporation.
•  cell phone corporation and a software development a corporation.
• a computer monitor sales corporation and a keyboard sales corporation.

If all the top political and economic units in the world were combined—and then the top 100 units were chosen—about what percentage of the top 100 units would be multinational corporations instead of countries?

• 25%
• 45%
• 75%
• 95%

Which is an example of a secondary-sector job?

• racher
• bank teller
• real estate agent
• steel factory worker

What type of practice was exemplified by Microsoft Corporation’s insistence that manufacturers include only its Internet browser on their computers?

• monopolistic
• capitalistic
• oligopolistic
• socialistic