Related Mcqs:

1. Specialized division of labor in industrial societies can make workers feel that they_______________?

   A. have lack of control
   B. have no sense of accomplishment
   C. are an anonymous group
   D. all of the above

2. The negative functions of interest groups include_______________?

   A. they are representative of a minority of people
   B. they are democratic
   C. they are accountable to the public
   D. none of the above

3. Shortcomings of interest groups include______________?

   A. injecting partisan ideologies into political parties
   B. creating splinter parties
   C. the dissemination of biased information
   D. stifling minority voices

4. The leaders of interest groups tend to be_________________?

   A. in accord with the agenda of the rank and file
   B. more liberal than the rank and file
   C. more conservative than the rank and file
   D. unaware of the concerns of the rank and file

5. 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

6. Interest groups may be defined as__________________?

   A. groups of people interested in specific legislation
   B. groups of people who want to enter politics
   C. wealthy and civicminded people with excessive leisure time.
   D. coalitions of individuals with similar attitudes and interests who attempt to influence public policy

7. When gathering data, the scientist is required to exhibit all BUT which one of the following traits ?

   A. Courage
   B. Patience
   C. Ethical neutrality
   D. Social involvement

8. The hormone associated with male traits and aggression is_______________?

   A. testosterone
   B. estrogen
   C. Premarin
   D. progesterone

9. When one culture borrows traits from another culture the borrowing culture tends to be________________?

   A. grateful
   B. selective in borrowing
   C. nonselective in borrowing
   D. gullible and impressionable

10. Marrying someone with similar traits is called_______________?

    A. homogamy
    B. heterogamy
    C. exogamy
    D. hypogamy