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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.