miscellaneous Mcqs
1101. When a state experiences a foreign policy crisis_______________?
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A. the United Nations is contacted

B. the Chief State makes all final decisions

C. both general and administrative personnel are involved

D. Henry Kissinger is contacted

1102. Mead,sI ?
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A. emerged before the me

B. eventually completely merges with the me

C. all of the above

D. corresponds to Freud,sego

1103. The system of distributing political power between a central national government and the governments of the geographical regions of the nation is called ?
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A. confederacy

B. federalism

C. Unitarianism

D. centralism

1104. A member of a Navajo tribe can graze his sheep on clan land but he cannot sell it Navajo land is what kind of property ?
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A. Communal

B. Private

C. Public

D. Indian

1105. Which of the following refers to Piaget,s developmental theory ?
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A. Behavior is the product of genetic predispositions

B. The most important influence on personality development is social class

C. Personality development proceeds in stages related to sensorimotor maturation

D. Personality development acts independently of physical development

1106. Specialized socialization occurs most frequently in________________?
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A. the family

B. the peer groups

C. church

D. occupational groups or organizations
1107. Supervising and investigating the manner in which the legislative bureaucracy carries out and implements the laws Congress passes is a function called_____________?
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A. Ways and Means

B. control of Congress

C. oversight

D. supervision

1108. An extreme example of the consequences of ethnocentrism in the sense of ethnochauvinism is_____________?
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A. ethnic cleansing

B. ethnic pluralism

C. cultural relativity

D. assimilation

1109. Conflict_______________?
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A. underlies both competition and coercion

B. is diametrically opposed to competition

C. is a hostile form of struggle?

D. all of the above

1110. The largest group to Which a person belongs is______________?
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A. society

B. family

C. primary

D. triad

1111. A society based on close personal ties is a_____________?
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A. family

B. Mineshaft

C. Gesellschaft

D. Gemeinschaft
1112. Social control through the enforcement of norms works because ?
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A. everyone fears pain and embarrassment

B. independent though and action are too hard

C. people need to be manipulated

D. individuals are anxious to be accepted
1113. The Truman Doctrine Marshall Plan and NATO are characteristic of which period ?
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A. internationalism

B. containment

C. isolationism

D. interventionism

1114. Participant observation_________________?
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A. is exclusively used by anthropologists

B. involves experimental controls

C. may compromise the objectivity of the researcher

D. requires the researcher to disguise his or her identity

1115. A working wife and mother is likely to encounter ?
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A. no role involvement

B. role happiness

C. role strain

D. the best of both roles

1116. Which of the following is an index crime ?
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A. being in a football pool

B. robbery

C. all of the above

D. speeding

1117. In the present national power is based on________________?
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A. size and resources

B. location and population

C. specific combinations of attributes

D. political ideology and wealth

1118. The history of the world according to Marx could be interpreted through ?
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A. an absence of materialism

B. dialectic materialism

C. idealism

D. a cyclical theory

1119. One of the most powerful committees in the House of Representatives is the_____________?
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A. Rules Committee

B. Forest Preservation Committee

C. Foreign Affairs Committee

D. Farm Affairs Committee

1120. A societys economic system is largely determined by its concept of________________?
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A. truth

B. justice

C. property

D. happiness

1121. An ideology or doctrine spread through persuasion is______________?
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A. propaganda

B. foreign policy

C. journalism

D. diplomacy

1122. During and after a depression the government can use fiscal policy through its powers of_____________?
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A. wage regulation

B. spending and taxation

C. income ceilings

D. bank regulation

1123. The largest group of people inhabiting a specific territory and sharing a common cultureis a definition of a_____________?
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A. state

B. government

C. nation

D. society
1124. The term Neo-Freudian refers to__________________?
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A. thinkers influenced by Freud who have modified his ideas

B. behavior based on sexual drives

C. thinkers opposed to psychoanalysis

D. thinkers prior to Freud who anticipated his ideas

1125. The high cost of fighting crime is due in large part to_______________?
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A. an increase in prison inmates

B. tax cuts instituted by the present administration

C. the increase in organized crime

D. high unemployment rates

1126. The production possibilities frontier refers to_______________?
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A. limitless output of commodities

B. the amount of each commodity that can be produced given available resources

C. none of the above

D. unlimited production of one commodity

1127. It is the function of Congress to_______________?
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A. decide the constitutionality of specific laws

B. vote funds for conducting foreign affairs

C. unanimously approve treaties

D. conduct foreign affairs

1128. The process of circulating petitions in order to place specific issues before the legislators is called____________?
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A. innuendo

B. impressment

C. initiative

D. appeasement

1129. Consumer sovereignty means that________________?
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A. producers supply what is demanded

B. all of the above

C. production depends on supply and demand

D. consumers create demand

1130. Most autocratic regimes have constitutions based on the principle of the_________?
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A. rule of law

B. rule of public authority

C. rule of men

D. rule of the majority

1131. Inflation results when_________________?
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A. there is control of purchasing power

B. supply exceed demand

C. consumers have no purchasing power

D. demand exceeds supply
1132. Americans who join voluntary associations are generally ?
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A. black

B. Catholic

C. poor

D. urban
1133. The type of foreign policy decisions made by the governmental bureaucracy fall into the category of_______________?
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A. crisis decisions

B. legislative decisions

C. constructive foreign policy

D. administrative foreign policy
1134. The leaders of interest groups tend to be_________________?
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A. more conservative than the rank and file

B. in accord with the agenda of the rank and file

C. more liberal than the rank and file

D. unaware of the concerns of the rank and file

1135. The factors influencing the political behavior of American voters include ?
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A. social class

B. all of the above

C. mass media

D. socialization

1136. A child shows her parents how to operate a computer This situation reflects_____________?
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A. secondary socialization

B. primary socialization

C. reverse socialization

D. tertiary socialization

1137. The public sector_________________?
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A. is bloated with a large bureaucracy

B. employs one of every four workers

C. all of the above

D. is less efficient and effective than the private sector

1138. The nation with the longest political campaign period is_______________?
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A. Italy

B. all nations take the same time to campaign

C. England

D. the United States
1139. An example of a permanent or enduring subculture would be_______________?
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A. the military establishment

B. a group of guerrillas

C. a doomsday cult

D. life in a survivalist enclave

1140. A demand-side theory that focuses on the role of money to finance aggregate demand is termed__________?
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A. Reaganism

B. the gold standard

C. cash and carry

D. monetarism
1141. Cooleys Lookingglass self refers to______________________?
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A. negative self-image

B. positive self-image

C. a persons perception as to what others think of him/her

D. self-regard based on instinct
1142. The condition of an increase in prices NOT triggered by an increase in demand is called_______________?
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A. inflation

B. hyperinflation

C. restraint of trade

D. the Pigou effects

1143. The emergence of the self as a result of interaction with others is a common thread in ALL BUT ONE of the following theories ?
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A. Lookingglass self

B. symbolic interactionism

C. developmental theory

D. behaviorism
1144. In the United States a college degree is generally associated with_____________?
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A. achieved status

B. no status

C. castes

D. ascribed status

1145. Advocates of the elitist approach believe that the ruling elite maintains its power by____________?
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A. none of the above

B. physical force

C. explaining the truth to the people

D. manipulation of the masses
1146. The more consumers are willing to pay for a product_____________________?
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A. the more expensive the product becomes

B. the more they go into debt forcing them to stop buying

C. the less producers will manufacture to raise the price still more

D. the more of the product will be produced
1147. C.Wright Mills wrote that the power elite controls_________________?
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A. all political and social issues

B. access to Supreme Court appointments

C. the election of all national officials

D. the major issues like war and peace
1148. Recent studies related to daycare centers indicate that_____________?
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A. children lose intellectual progress

B. they are a breeding ground of child abuse

C. children are generally emotionally impaired by them

D. there is no important loss or gain in intellectual development in well managed centers
1149. In perfect price discrimination ?
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A. produce surplus is zero

B. Consumer surplus is maximised

C. Consumer surplus is zero

D. Community surplus is maximised

1150. The classical neoclassical monetarist Keynesian refers to the discipline of_____________?
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A. anthropology

B. economics

C. psychology

D. sociology