Power that is legitimated by an individual's excep¬tional personal attributes, such as a magnetic personality, an extraordinary driving energy, or a powerful aura of wisdom and grace:

A) traditional authority
B) legal-rational authority
C) personal authority
D) charismatic authority


D

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The American Civil War illustrated the transformation of war due to?

A) Industrialization B) Enclosure movement C) Cold War D) Populism

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The racial-ethnic group with the greatest number of children under 18 not living with either parent is

A. African American. B. non-Hispanic white. C. American Indian. D. Hispanic.

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In schools in the United States, bilingual education has been defended on the grounds that it

A. assists in the cultural integration of immigrant groups. B. is a means to encourage cultural diversity. C. encourages tolerance amongst children and their parents. D. assists in the political integration of immigrant groups.

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Which is not a reason for the relative powerlessness of Puerto Ricans?

A. their small numbers in key cities B. their exclusion from big-city political machines C. their radical political tendencies D. their sense that they will eventually leave the mainland

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