WEEK 8

• Question
1

3 out of 3 points

The Marxist political-economy
model suggests that:

• Question
2

3 out of 3 points

Which of the following statements
correctly describes how the U.S. population falls on the political spectrum?

.

• Question
3

0 out of 3 points

In the 2008 presidential
election, about what percentage of registered voters actually went to the
polls?

• Question
4

0 out of 3 points

In general, high-income people
tend to be _____ on social issues and _____ on economic issues.

• Question
5

0 out of 3 points

A totalitarian political system:

• Question
6

0 out of 3 points

The military-industrial complex
refers to:

• Question
7

0 out of 3 points

Which of the following concepts
refers to a political system in which a single family rules from generation to
generation?

• Question
8

3 out of 3 points

Politics is a social institution
that is defined in terms of a society’s:

• Question
9

0 out of 3 points

People who attract followers,
including Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, display:

• Question
10

3 out of 3 points

In Max Weber’s view, monarchy
claims legitimacy based on:

• Question
11

0 out of 3 points

Celebrity couples that we see in
the mass media illustrate the fact that:

.

• Question
12

0 out of 3 points

A system of marriage that unites
two partners is called:

• Question
13

0 out of 3 points

The term “empty nest”
refers to:

• Question
14

0 out of 3 points

Jessie Bernard claimed that
marriage:

• Question
15

3 out of 3 points

The concept
“patrilocality” refers to:

• Question
16

0 out of 3 points

In the United States, a recent
trend involving parenting is that:

• Question
17

3 out of 3 points

Which of the following categories
of the U.S. population has the greatest share of female-headed households?

• Question
18

0 out of 3 points

To which region of the world
would you travel if you wanted to visit many countries where the law permits
polygamy?

• Question
19

0 out of 3 points

Most people in the United States
who divorce:

• Question
20

0 out of 3 points

The family is a social institution
that is found in: