QUIZ: Chapter 10: Social Institutions, Politics, Education, and Religion

According to your textbook, what do all religions have in common?

A system of beliefs and rituals that establish a relationship between the sacred and the profane.

What is a political system called that denies ordinary people participation or representation in their government?

Authoritarian.

The term that refers to the legitimate use of power is called:

Authority.

The methods and tactics of managing and influencing government are called:

Politics.

According to the textbook, what is the goal of early college high school?

To make it easier for students from undeserved backgrounds to enter college.

What is the process called when students are tested and the test results are used to place them in a certain category (remedial, advanced, college prep, etc.)?

Tracking.

Human rights groups have long protested state governments' disenfranchisement of convicted felons.

True

Educational systems can help to reproduce systems of inequality.

True.

Systems and structures that persist over time and help to organize group life are called:

social institutions.

What is religiosity?

the extent of a person's commitment to a religion