Sociology Quiz Ch 11

The United States is what form of democracy?

• representative democracy

• constitutional congress

• constitutional monarchy

• authoritarian

What makes power legitimate?

• It is granted by the governed

• If you can exercise the power, it’s legitimate

• From the government

• From strain theory

What is the system called in England, where the King has no real authority?

• Royal government

• Constitutional democracy with a king

• Constitutional monarchy

• absolute monarchy

Match the following

• North Korea

• Authoritarian

• China

• constitutional monarchy

• Britian

• Totalitarianism

• U.S.

• representational democracy

This sociological theory would look at the political institutions of a society and study how the institutions worked an impacted society.

• Strain theory

• Differential association theory

• Survival of the fittest

• Functionalist theory

Which animal represents the Democratic National Party?

• Donkey

• Horse

• Tiger

• Bear

Which animal represents the Republican National Party?

• Elephant

• Tiger

• Donkey

• Fox

A representational democracy like the United States has is rare in the world?

• True

• False

The president and the vice president are part of what branch of government?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Financial

What did communism and socialism have in common?

• They often resulted in brutal dictatorships and economic stagnation
• They believed that the ideal society was one in which the government abolished all forms of private property
• They both promoted a violent social revolution in which workers would take control of the government
• They believed that government should provide services to the community to raise the average standard of living