Introduction to Sociology (17th edition)
Chapter 18 Quiz and Answers.
What typically happens to authorities as societies industrialize?
-Charismatic authority increases.
-Traditional authority increases.
-Rational-legal authority declines.
-Traditional authority declines. - Answer Traditional authority declines.
Families that rule a nation for many generations are typically supported by which of the
following types of authority?
-rational-legal authority
-charismatic authority
-traditional authority
-bureaucratic authority - Answer traditional authority
Which of the following most accurately describes an authoritarian political system?
-a political system that gives power to the people as a whole
-a highly centralized political system that extensively regulates all aspects of people's lives
-a political system that allows its citizens to hold elections for political leaders
-a political system that does not allow its citizens to have any voice in government - Answer a
political system that does not allow its citizens to have any voice in government
At which point in history did the United States have the largest welfare state?
-about the time of the Civil War
-during colonial times
-today
-about the time of World War I - Answer today
A visitor to Muncie, Indiana, may see not only Ball State University but also the Ball family's
name on local businesses such as a bank, hospital. and barber shop. Which political model does
this evidence support?
Chapter 18 Quiz and Answers.
What typically happens to authorities as societies industrialize?
-Charismatic authority increases.
-Traditional authority increases.
-Rational-legal authority declines.
-Traditional authority declines. - Answer Traditional authority declines.
Families that rule a nation for many generations are typically supported by which of the
following types of authority?
-rational-legal authority
-charismatic authority
-traditional authority
-bureaucratic authority - Answer traditional authority
Which of the following most accurately describes an authoritarian political system?
-a political system that gives power to the people as a whole
-a highly centralized political system that extensively regulates all aspects of people's lives
-a political system that allows its citizens to hold elections for political leaders
-a political system that does not allow its citizens to have any voice in government - Answer a
political system that does not allow its citizens to have any voice in government
At which point in history did the United States have the largest welfare state?
-about the time of the Civil War
-during colonial times
-today
-about the time of World War I - Answer today
A visitor to Muncie, Indiana, may see not only Ball State University but also the Ball family's
name on local businesses such as a bank, hospital. and barber shop. Which political model does
this evidence support?
