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.Management Sciences
Category: Political and Economic Power
Which of these is Steven Lukes,s third dimension of 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
Some conflict theorists argue that the state is an instrument that is manipulated by the capitalist class This manipulation is accomplished through ?
A. lobbying campaign financing and corruption
B. socialization outside the capitalist class to enforce discriminatory norms
C. class warfare economic cycles and intercorporate conflict
D. corporate corruption through interlocking directorates
Which political figure first called for a Untied States of Europe ?
A. Adolf Hitler
B. Winston Churchill
C. Charles De Gaulle
D. Harry S Truman
Political parties ?
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
__________ is the political process that has to do with the authoritative formulation of policies that are binding and pervasive throughout society ?
A. Democracy
B. Power
C. Government
D. Totalitarianism
What proportion of the world’s societies today are thought to be authoritarian rather than democratic ?
A. about half
B. one fifth
C. one third
D. one tenth
Power legitimated by the sanctity of age-old customs is called ________ authority ?
A. characteristic
B. charismatic
C. legal-rational
D. traditional
Which of these is NOT an explicit feature of Third Way politics ?
A. the strengthening of civil society
B. retrenchment in welfare spending
C. the maintenance of a mixed economy
D. environmentally sustainable economic growth
Which of the following is not a new social movement ?
A. resource mobilization theory
B. labor movement
C. environmental movement
D. anti-nuclear movement
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