Tocqueville argues that while ______ declined in the waning days of aristocracies as nobles and monarchs gave up power, it could rise again in democracies if citizens become remote or even removed from the political world.

a. stagnation
b. equality
c. despotism
d. centralization


c. despotism

Sociology

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The vast majority of Muslim immigrants have lived in the United States for at least

a. six months. b. two years. c. five years. d. 10 years.

Sociology

Which of the following statements BEST exemplifies a null hypothesis? a. There is no relationship between gender and jury verdict

b. Men are more likely than women to vote to convict on juries. c. Women are more likely than men to vote to acquit on juries. d. Men are more likely to hang a jury (create a jury that cannot arrive at a verdict) than are women. e. Men are more likely than women to vote to convict and women are more likely than men to vote to acquit on juries.

Sociology

A male who lives as a woman, or a female who lives as a man but does not alter the genitalia, is referred to as a(n): a. hermaphrodite

b. transsexual. c. cross-dresser. d. intersexual.

Sociology

The potential number of children an average woman is biologically able to bear is known as _____________; whereas the average number of live-born children an average woman actually has is known as _____________.

a. dependency ratio; infant expectancy b. crude fertility; actual fecundity c. fecundity; fertility d. the crude fertility rate; the actual fertility rate

Sociology