Chapter 12 Politics And The Economy: Quick Quiz
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When you’re learning about politics, the economy and the status of your country from a governmental standpoint, it can be troublesome figuring out where to start – aside from all the bickering and complaining people do about it. This quiz should help you, however. Welcome to Chapter 12, Politics and The Economy!
- 1.______ is the formal organization in which political units exercise authority.
- A.
Government
- B.
Politics
- C.
Force
- D.
Influence
- 2._______ is power legitimized through custom and historical practice.
- A.
Charismatic authority
- B.
Unregulated authority
- C.
Rational-legal authority
- D.
Traditional authority
- 3._______ are units of political organization whose boundaries are recognized by others and whose citizenry have specific rights and legal obligations.
- A.
Nation-states
- B.
City-states
- C.
Constitutional-states
- D.
Kingdom-states
- 4.Under an authoritarian regime the public has a lot of influence over the running of the government.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.The _______ is the social institution that determines a society’s production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.
- A.
Economy
- B.
Service sector
- C.
Labor market
- D.
Unemployment rate
- 6.Which of the following economic models is based on private ownership of the means of production?
- A.
Communism
- B.
Anarchy
- C.
Socialism
- D.
Capitalism
- 7.At the top of the occupational pool are ________.
- A.
Upper-tier jobs
- B.
Lower-tier jobs
- C.
Marginal jobs
- D.
Professions
- 8.The official U.S. unemployment rate is derived from
- A.
The total number of people out of work
- B.
The number of people collecting unemployment benefits
- C.
The percentage of people who are unemployed and actively seeking work
- D.
The percentage of people laid off in a given month
- 9.In the last 20 years union membership in the United States has been rising.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10.The _____ model takes the view that society is ruled by a small group of like-minded individuals who run the country’s political and economic interests.
- A.
Pluralist
- B.
Elite
- C.
Distribution
- D.
Political action committee
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