Government 1.05 Quiz Review

Which best describes power recognized as legitimate?

Authority.

Max Weber believed that power in modern society usually rests in the hands of what class?

Bureaucrats

What is the term for people with a disproportionate share of power?

Elites.

The belief that only a small number of people hold power is derived from what kind of theories?

Elitist.

The statement "the rich will do anything for the poor but get off their backs" is attributed to which of the following people?

Karl Marx.

Which term is applied to governments that hold most of the power in the world?

National.

Which best describes the theory of power that argues that many people have access to power?

Pluralist.

According to C. Wright Mills, leaders of the economy, military, and government constituted which of the following?

Power Elite.

Someone who is controlling the actions of others is using which of the following?

Power.

Which describes the power of a state to determine its form of government and its economic and social systems?

Sovereignty