The failure of various government intelligence-gathering organizations to detect the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, illustrates which poorly functioning aspect of government bureaucracy?
A. Division of labor
B. Employment based on technical qualifications
C. Impersonality
D. Hierarchy of authority
Answer: A
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In 1922 the U.S. Supreme Court denied Takao Ozawa (an immigrant from Japan) citizenship based primarily on
a. language. b. ancestry. c. way of life. d. inability to pass an I.Q. exam.
Which of the following examples of ingroup virtues becoming outgroup vices was experienced by Jews in the United States?
a. For Christians toobserve Sabbath on Sunday is being orthodox; for Jews to observe Sabbath on Saturday is being reformist. b. For Gentiles to take interest in the repayment of loansis justifiable; for Jews to do the same is a punishable crime. c. For Christian men to marry Jewish women was acceptable; for Christian women to marry Jewish men was intolerable. d. For Gentiles to prefer Gentiles as friends is understandable; for Jews to choose other Jews as friends suggests clannishness.
If the test statistic does not fall in the critical region, we
a. reject the null hypothesis b. fail to reject the null hypothesis c. lower the alpha level and conduct a new test d. commit a Type I error
Define and give concrete examples of traditional authority in today’s world.
What will be an ideal response?