When sociologists discuss power structures in the United States, which models represent the power elite?
The pluralist model, in which many competing groups have access to government so that no single group is dominant
Domhoff's model, in which three interest groups overlap but do not necessarily agree on specific policies
Mills's pyramid model, in which the corporate rich are on top and the exploited masses are on the bottom
The democratic model, in which all citizens express their power through voting
Domhoff's model, in which three interest groups overlap but do not necessarily agree on specific policies
Mills's pyramid model, in which the corporate rich are on top and the exploited masses are on the bottom
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What will be an ideal response?
The Constitutional Convention of 1974 failed for all but one of the following reasons
A. It was comprised of Texas legislators who were thinking about reelection and subject to pressures from lobbyists. B. A supermajority of two-thirds of the delegates was required for final passage. C. Differences over the "right-to-work" issue were irreconcilable. D. The Constitutional Revision Committee had prepared a radical draft of a constitution prior to the convention. E. A group of obstructionist delegates were opposed to a new constitution no matter what form it took.
A major advantage of randomly selecting participants from a population is that
a. it allows you to do your study with fewer participants and still find statistical significance in your results. b. you can be more confident that it was the manipulation of the independent variable that caused the changes observed in the dependent variable. c. you can be more confident that your sample is representative of the population. d. it is more likely that your sample will have the characteristics you need it to have.
The voluntary transfer of power by the central government to state or local governments is known as ________
A) ?preemption B) ?pluralism C) ?devolution D) ?federalism E) ?logrolling