Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. According to the structural-functionalist perspective, America is ruled by a system known as pluralism.
2. Cohort pluralism focuses on the balance of power, where no one group retains power indefinitely.
3. Karl Marx is the founder of the power elite theory, which states that power is concentrated in a small number of people who control the major institutions of the state.
4. Nation-states are affected by globalization in various ways, including the fact that government itself has to change in order to adjust to global changes.
5. Automobile factories are examples of mass production.
1. TRUE
2. FALSE
3. FALSE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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