
Politics Sociology Crash Course
Authored by Alaina Franklin
Social Studies
12th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is politics according to sociologists?
A system used by governments to control citizens
The study of government laws and regulations
A major social institution organizing decision-making and distributing power
The process of electing leaders only
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who defined power as the ability to achieve desired ends over the objections of others?
Karl Marx
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
John Locke
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What type of power is backed by the threat of force according to Max Weber?
Charismatic power
Traditional authority
Coercive power
Rational-legal authority
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which authority is legitimized by respect for long-standing cultural patterns?
Democratic authority
Rational-legal authority
Traditional authority
Charismatic authority
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is an example of charismatic authority?
The Divine Right of Kings
Martin Luther King Jr. leading the civil rights movement
A bureaucratic system
The US Constitution
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What political system gives power to the people as a whole?
Authoritarianism
Democracy
Monarchy
Totalitarianism
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which model sees power as being concentrated in the hands of small groups?
Marxist political economy model
Power-elite model
Structural functionalist theory
Pluralist model
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