CH 13 REVIEW QUIZ

Q007) Each March in Vermont, citizens living in every town in the state gather in a town hall or similar venue and have an open debate about the various issues (budgets, roads, and the like) that affect the entire community. Town Meeting Day, as it is called, is actually a holdover from what type of political system?

Athenian participatory democracy

(Q002) What is the principal difference between participatory democracy and liberal democracy?

In participatory democracy, decisions are made collectively with the participation of all citizens, whereas in liberal democracy, the people elect individual representatives who, in turn, make decisions.

(Q018) Alienation refers to a sense of indifference, sometimes hostility, to work and to the entire framework of economic production in a capitalist society. The changes initiated by the _____ are still unfolding today.

Industrial Revolution

(Q003) _____ has often arisen in opposition to nationalism fostered by the state. The French-speaking population in Quebec, for example, often present challenges to the feeling of "Canadianness."

Local nationalism

(Q012) Your text points to several factors that support the idea that the Internet has important potential to facilitate widespread democratic participation. What is the underlying theme of those factors?

The Internet creates pathways for communication and collective action that subvert or exist outside established power structures.

(Q013) Which of the following is a key conceptual difference between Weber's view of democratic elitism and Mills' theory of the power elite?

Weber emphasized the importance of quality leadership in meeting the interests of the people, while Mills emphasized the idea that those in charge constitute their own social, political, and economic interest group and make decisions accordingly.

(Q011) While there are many reasons a relatively small number of women hold elected political offices in the United States, what does the text say is a "critical factor" that explains why relatively few women run for office?

Women are less likely than men to be recruited by party leadership to run for office.

(Q025) Many college instructors are adjuncts who are paid by the class and do not receive medical or other benefits. This is an example of?.,mnbvcxz

a contingent workforce.

(Q010) In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an opinion that has been widely scrutinized: Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. This ruling prohibited the government from restricting independent political expenditures by corporations, associations, and labor unions, and overturning preexisting restrictions that limited such expenditures. It further upheld the requirements of full disclosure regarding what are termed "electioneering" communications. One result of this is that corporations, associations, and labor unions are now

a type of interest group that is free to influence elected officials.

(Q014) In premodern societies, such as the hunter-gatherer model, it was common to have a shaman in the group, whose purpose was to provide care and support to all members of the group in the form of medicinal rituals and religious or spiritual offerings. Usually, the shaman is given a gift of some sort in exchange for services, but sometimes the service is uncompensated. As a form of work, such activities clearly require mental and physical effort but would probably not be considered

an occupation.

(Q004) In 1872, Susan B. Anthony was arrested after she attempted to vote in her hometown of Rochester, New York, because

at that time, there was no such thing as universal franchise for women, and Anthony had broken the law.

(Q023) Chatbots for customer support, digital signatures, and employee analytics are examples of

automation.

Q017) A worker in an automobile assembly plant might be responsible for the attachment of a single part (the hood, for instance) and then the object moves down the assembly line, where other workers are responsible for other tasks in the production process. Marx noted this process in his writing, calling it "relations of production." Durkheim also referred to this as the

division of labor.

(Q008) According to Weber, in a modern, bureaucratized democracy what is one of the most important characteristics for a government official to have?

expertise

(Q024) The clothing you wear was likely manufactured by women and teenage girls in sweatshop factories in many different countries. This is an example of

global production.

(Q015) Some American parents use a nanny or a caregiver for their children, whom they pay via cash "under the table." While this is common and rarely leads to consequences for most of those who fail to pay these taxes, this is an example of the

informal economy.

(Q006) The major difference between a direct democracy and a participatory democracy is the

manner in which decisions are made.

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(Q005) Which types of rights are usually established last?

social rights

(Q001) The undisputed political rule of a state over a given territorial area is called

sovereignty.

(Q020) What appears to be one of the biggest incentives for the wave of business mergers and acquisitions in the past two decades?

the desire to eliminate competition and productive overcapacity

Q009) What is the strongest evidence offered by the text in support of C. Wright Mills's position that the military plays a central role in the power elite in the United States?

the enormous size of the U.S. military budget relative to that of other countries

(Q022) Wal-Mart and McDonald's are examples of

transnational corporations.

Q021) You may know someone who works for the software giant Google. The list of benefits they offer is extensive: health coverage (with on-site doctors and nurses), travel insurance, child care, maternity and paternity leave, tuition reimbursement, and legal aid, to name a few. In many ways this can be seen as a form of

welfare capitalism.

Q016) Estimates on the amount of money involved in the illegal drug trade range from about $10 billion to $30 billion annually. While huge amounts of money are moved across the border and deposited in banks in Mexico and Central America, a substantial portion of this money goes to the suppliers, movers, and other parts of the chain. All this activity, including each part of the chain, can be considered

work.

(Q019) The strength of labor unions in the United States has (as noted in the chapter) declined since about 1980. One of the more significant moments in labor union history took place in 1981, when the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) decided to go on strike. From the union's perspective, its effort was in accordance with the idea that

workers have the right to strike in pursuit of economic goals.