A. the end of history
B. the rise of neoliberalism
C. the fall of communism
D. the birth of nationalism
Political and Economic Power
Political and Economic Power
A. the ability to influence decisions in a conflict situation
B. the ability to manipulate others desires
C. the ability to control the issues discussed
D. the ability to appeal to legal-rational authority
A. new social movement theory
B. collective behavior theory
C. social strain theory
D. resource mobilization theory
A. electoral fraud
B. the expanding number of small political parties
C. the decline in voter turnout
D. security problems with-e-voting
A. United States of America
B. the European Union
C. the United Nations
D. the International Criminal Court
A. Steven Lukes
B. Max Weber
C. Michel Foucault
D. Jean Baudrillard
A. capitalist nations fully agree on the merits of capitalism practiced by all developed nations
B. Russia Eastern Europe Latin America and Asia have fully accepted and are practicing the style of capitalism practiced in the United States
C. in dynamic Asian nations (e.g. Japan Singapore Hong Kong South Korea and Taiwan) government intervention in economic life has resulted in a “government-business symbiosis ” different from that in Europe and the United States
D. the performance of the Asian economy and financial institutions in late 1997 and early 1998 strongly supports the “government-business /state capitalism/communal capitalism economic arrangement
A. Market economies rely on free markets whereas command economies rely on consumer sovereignty
B. Market economies rely on cooperation whereas command economies rely on conflict
C. Market economies rely on privately held property whereas command economies rely on publicly-held property
D. Market and command economies do not differ substantially, but their political institutions do
A. are organizations designed to gain control of the government but not necessarily by putting their own people in office
B. tend to be pulled to the “right”
C. must appeal to a broad base of the electorate in order to win
D. tend to be barriers between citizens and the government
A. is the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout the society?
B. is a state in which the government is concerned with satisfying the needs of the total person?
C. is a state in which the government seeks to control all subordinate governmental units all institutions and even personal associations and individual families
D. can incorporate only in a socialist society
