A power-elite model of the U.S. political system suggests that ________
a. power is concentrated in the hands of a few.
b. an anti-democratic bias exists in the capitalist system.
c. power is widely dispersed throughout society.
d. many people do not vote because they are alienated from the political system.
Answer: a
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a. "What was good enough for my parents is good enough for me." b. "The present is better than the past." c. "Work is important, but I want more time for leisure and personal growth." d. "It's good to be free."
What do Xin and Rudel's data indicate regarding the relationship between corruption and
poverty? a. The frequency of corrupt acts is much higher in poor countries. b. The frequency of corrupt acts is much lower in poor countries. c. The frequency of corrupt acts in nearly the same in poor countries as in richer ones. d. None of the above.
Income and wealth are
a. different terms for the same thing. b. often confused. c. related in the same way that output is related to input. d. related in that if a person has a lot of one, they are certain to have a lot of the other.
A college student is caught cheating on an exam and is brought before a college-wide disciplinary committee, which decides to expel the student from the school. The committee's action is an example of
A. formal social control. B. neutralization. C. informal social control. D. enforcement of regulatory law.