- The Iron Triangle is also referred to as the __________, which results in the mutual interdependence of the military establishment and private military contractors.
- _______ is a political system in which power resides in one person or family and is passed from generation to generation through lines of inheritance.a.Monarchyb.Democracyc.Totalitarianismd.Communism
- Political __________ is the process by which people learn political attitudes, values, and behavior.
- Portions of contemporary sub-Saharan Africa have relatively high foreign direct investment in mineral extraction, which is an example of __________ production.
- In __________ monarchies, rulers depend on powerful members of the nobility to help them retain their thrones and are not considered to be above the law.
- In __________ monarchies, the royalty serve as symbolic rulers or heads of state whereas actual authority is held by elected officials in the national parliaments.
- The subfield within sociology that focuses on the social circumstances of politics and explores how the political arena and its actors are intertwined with social institutions is called __________.
- Steel workers who process metal ore and autoworkers who then convert the ore into automobiles, trucks, and buses are engaged in __________ production.
- __________ are political coalitions made up of individuals or groups that share a specific interest they wish to protect or advance within the political system.
- A __________ is an organization whose purpose is to gain and hold legitimate control of government; it is usually composed of people with similar attitudes, interests, and socioeconomic status.a.special interest groupb.political action committeec.ruling classd.political party
- Political parties create a __________, which is a formal statement of the party's political positions on various social and economic issues.
- William Domhoff used the term __________ to refer to a small, fixed, privileged group of people with the power to constrain the political system and serve the interests of capitalism.a.power eliteb.special interest groupc.ruling classd.political action committee
- In a __________ system, governments enforce conformity, deny citizens the right to assemble for political purposes, restrict access to information, and employ secret police to create an environment of fear and suspicion.
- The central ingredient in the U.S. governmental bureaucracy is __________.
- In __________ monarchies, a powerful figure claims a hereditary right to rule based on membership in a noble family or a divine right to rule considered God-given and therefore legitimate.
- _______ result when military officers seize power from the government, as has happened in recent decades in Argentina, Chile, and Haiti.a.Military juntasb.Absolute monarchiesc.Direct participatory democraciesd.Dictatorships
- ____ is a political system in which the people hold the ruling power either directly or through elected representatives.a.Authoritarianismb.Democracyc.Totalitarianismd.Monarchy
- Rational-legal authority is also known as __________ authority, which is based on an organizational structure that includes a clearly defined division of labor, hierarchy of authority, formal rules, and impersonality.a.democraticb.routinizedc.capitalisticd.bureaucratic
- _______ relies on modern technology to monitor and control people; mass propaganda and electronic surveillance are widely used to influence people's thinking and control their actions.a.Monarchyb.Authoritarianismc.Totalitarianismd.Democracy
- __________ authority is held by elected or appointed government officials, but authority is invested in the office, not in the person who holds the office.