Democracy is best defined as:

a. the extent to which regular elections determine decision-making leaders
b. the degree to which the state uses symbols of freedom to govern
c. the extent to which power is concentrated in the state bureaucracy
d. the degree to which leaders take opinion polls of public sentiment
e. none of the above


a. the extent to which regular elections determine decision-making leaders

Sociology

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a. physiological sex behaviors and cultural gender behaviors. b. hormonal and biological components. c. cultural ideals and cultural traits. d. institutional norms and gender beliefs.

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A. Focus on poverty and social injustice B. Connects homosexuality with pedophilia C. Too large for close relationships D. Emphasis on social control element of religion

Sociology

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A. a family household B. a nonfamily household C. cohabitation D. companionate marriage

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