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WorksheetsSociology(OER): Economics and Politics
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the ability to achieve desired ends despite resistance?
a)
Persistence
b)
Stamina
c)
Grit
d)
Power
2.
The power that people perceive as legitimate rather than coercive.
a)
Authority
b)
Mandate
c)
Law
3.
What are the 3 defining traits of capitalism?
a)
Private ownership, profit, competition
b)
Profit, competition, sharing of wealth
c)
Private ownership, less govt., competition
4.
What % of countries are considered politically free?
a)
2
b)
14
c)
43
d)
76
5.
What is a political economy?
a)
The separation of church and state.
b)
The pursuit of personal profit (captalism).
c)
Free and fair elections (democracy).
d)
The inevitable and powerful interplay of politics and the economy.
6.
Who could have both power and authority?
a)
parents
b)
police officers
c)
teachers
d)
supervisors
e)
All
7.
Terrorism is defined as ___________?
a)
using weapons to gain land
b)
using diplomacy to achieve power
c)
using violence or threat of to gain political power
8.
What social institution do sociologists suggest has the greatest impact on society?
a)
Family
b)
Religion
c)
Politics
d)
Economy
9.
What is a social institution?
a)
Businesses that pay taxes
b)
Major spheres of life organized to meet our needs
c)
Services we pay for
10.
What distributes power, sets a society's goals and makes decisions.
a)
Economy
b)
Politics
c)
Laws
d)
Norms
11.
What system gives power to the people as a whole?
a)
Democracy
b)
Economy
c)
Laws
d)
Socialism
12.
What economic system gives people the right to own private property?
a)
Socialism
b)
Capitalism
c)
Democracy
13.
Socialist systems emphasize_______________.
a)
freedom from want
b)
freedom from political oppresion
c)
freedom from politics
d)
freedom from the internet
14.
State terrorism is defined as ?
a)
Governments using violence or threats against their own people
b)
Individuals using violence against each other
c)
Large corporations paying low wages in other counties
d)
Armed services staff occupying other countries
15.
Dependency theorists suggest large corporations?
a)
help individuals at the lowest levels of society
b)
are a major investment in poor countries
c)
as distributing wealth
d)
increases global inequality
16.
People who attract followers and legitimize power, including Hitler, Obama, Jesus, Trump, Beyonce, Angela Merkel and Mother Theresa are called?
a)
Leaders
b)
Authoritarian Leaders
c)
Charismatic Leaders
d)
90%
17.
Generally, what kind of economy does the USA have?
a)
State capitalism
b)
Socialism
c)
Capitalism
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