A. power is in the hands of a small group of individuals
B. Wall street brokers and other bankers hold the effective reins of government
C. power is diffused among numerous interest groups who compete and compromise on the decision-making process
D. the fewer interest groups exist the greater the stability of the political system
Related Mcqs:
- Government based on the rule of either the landed gentry the educated and privileged or the hereditary nobility is called_______________?
A. aristocracy
B. oligarchy
C. republicanism
D. democracy - The opposite of the rule of law is________________?
A. anarchy
B. the rule of men
C. the rule of custom
D. the rule of reason - The elitist school of thought asserts that______________?
A. the elite is not always against the masses
B. the elite always works against the public interest
C. the elite displays a monolithic power structure
D. the masses should rebel against the elite - Political scientist Morgenthau and the realist school believe that foreign policy is based on_______________?
A. morality
B. rights of humanity
C. exercise of power
D. what is best for the people of a nation - The school of thought that considers power to be brokered by various interest groups is called______________?
A. pluralism
B. power elitism
C. absolute power
D. authoritarianism - When children reach school age their parents_________________?
A. experience a decline in martial satisfaction
B. spend more time together and are more content
C. shift their focus toward their own relationship
D. all of the above - Critics of our school system sate that _________________?
A. education makes no attempt to exercise social control
B. education places too little emphasis on hard work and obedience
C. education is used to foster the acceptance of our political system without
D. none of the above - The realist school of international relations defines war and security as_____________?
A. brinkmanship
B. statecraft
C. high politics
D. low politics - The view that the state has emerged to protect the rights of a privileged few has been expressed by philosophers of which school of thought ?
A. Functionalism
B. Ideologist
C. Conflict
D. Hegelianism - Modern urban sociologists in contrast to the Chicago school believe that cities_______________?
A. are doomed to total disorganization
B. are too expensive
C. stimulate creativity
D. will revert to rural areas within a short time
