Question 1

1 out of 1 points
The type of government with which we are most familiar is _____.
Selected Answer:

democracy

Correct Answer:

democracy

Question 2

1 out of 1 points
_____ refers to the ability to have one's will carried out despite the resistance of others.
Selected Answer:

Power

Correct Answer:

Power

Question 3

1 out of 1 points
Which of the following is an important consequence of industrialization?
Selected Answer:

Division of labor

Correct Answer:

Division of labor

Question 4

1 out of 1 points
_____refers to the political institution through which power is distributed and exercised.
Selected Answer:

Polity

Correct Answer:

Polity

Question 5

1 out of 1 points
The most common type of political participation is _____

Question 6

Selected Answer:

voting

Correct Answer:

voting

1 out of 1 points
According to Max Weber, _____ is power whose use is considered just and appropriate by those over whom the
power is exercised.
Selected Answer:

legitimate authority

Correct Answer:

legitimate authority

Question 7

1 out of 1 points
_____ authority resides in the office that an individual fills, not in the individual per se.

Question 8

Selected Answer:

Rational-legal

Correct Answer:

Rational-legal

1 out of 1 points
Joan of Arc, Adolf Hitler, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., Jesus Christ, Muhammad, and Buddha are
individuals who had extraordinary personal qualities that led their followers to admire them and to follow their

orders or requests for action. Based on this information, which of the following types of authority is commended
by these individuals?
Selected Answer:

Charismatic authority

Correct Answer:

Charismatic authority

Question 9

1 out of 1 points
According to Max Weber, the three types of legitimate authority are _____.

Question 10

Selected Answer:

traditional authority, rational-legal authority, and charismatic authority

Correct Answer:

traditional authority, rational-legal authority, and charismatic authority

1 out of 1 points
Since the 1980s, many manufacturing companies moved their plants from U.S. cities to sites in the developing
world in Asia and elsewhere. This problem is called _____.
Selected Answer:

capital flight

Correct Answer:

capital flight

Question 11

1 out of 1 points
Most likely, in a monarchy, the power the family enjoys is _____.

Question 12

Question 13

Question 14

Selected Answer:

traditional authority

Correct Answer:

traditional authority

1 out of 1 points
The authority of the president of the United States resides in the office of the presidency, not in the individual
who happens to be president. Based on this information, the authority of the president of the United States is
most likely to be classified as _____.
Selected Answer:

rational-legal authority

Correct Answer:

rational-legal authority

1 out of 1 points
Which of the following best describes a political system in which citizens govern themselves either directly or
indirectly?
Selected Answer:

democracy

Correct Answer:

democracy

1 out of 1 points
When an authority is granted to individuals because they are the children or other relatives of people who are
already exercising the authority, the authority is known as _____.
Selected Answer:

traditional authority

Correct Answer:

traditional authority

Question 15

1 out of 1 points
Which of the following types of economic systems is best described by the terms 'laissez-faire' and 'free
market'?
Selected Answer:

Capitalism

Correct Answer:

Capitalism