SOCI 1301 READING SMARTBOOK CHAPTER 16 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
An economy supports a government by ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅generating revenue to pay for
government services
Select all that apply. When sociologists refer to a political system, they are referring to the social
institution that is based on a recognized set of procedures for implementing ______.
Multiple select question.
society's goals
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
economic inequality
social policies - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅society's goals.
social policies.
Select all that apply. Identify the features of power.
Multiple select question.
Power relations are absent in small groups.
Power is exercised only among people in an intimate association.
Power enables a person to control the behavior of others.
Power relations do not involve large organizations.
, Power lies at the heart of a political system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Power enables a person to control
the behavior of others.
Power lies at the heart of a political system.
In addition to actions such as imprisonment and execution, force in a political system can also take the
form of ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅coercion
The term ______ refers to power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over
whom it is exercised. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅authority
Select all that apply. Which statements explain why the U.S. political and economic systems are so
closely connected?
Multiple select question.
The economy generates revenue to support the government.
Private companies create regulations for worker safety and taxation.
The government sets production quotas in order to direct the economy.
The government regulates commerce and worker entry into many occupations.
The government serves as the largest employer. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The economy generates
revenue to support the government.
The government regulates commerce and worker entry into many occupations.
The government serves as the largest employer.
ANSWERS
An economy supports a government by ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅generating revenue to pay for
government services
Select all that apply. When sociologists refer to a political system, they are referring to the social
institution that is based on a recognized set of procedures for implementing ______.
Multiple select question.
society's goals
the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services
economic inequality
social policies - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅society's goals.
social policies.
Select all that apply. Identify the features of power.
Multiple select question.
Power relations are absent in small groups.
Power is exercised only among people in an intimate association.
Power enables a person to control the behavior of others.
Power relations do not involve large organizations.
, Power lies at the heart of a political system. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Power enables a person to control
the behavior of others.
Power lies at the heart of a political system.
In addition to actions such as imprisonment and execution, force in a political system can also take the
form of ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅coercion
The term ______ refers to power that has been institutionalized and is recognized by the people over
whom it is exercised. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅authority
Select all that apply. Which statements explain why the U.S. political and economic systems are so
closely connected?
Multiple select question.
The economy generates revenue to support the government.
Private companies create regulations for worker safety and taxation.
The government sets production quotas in order to direct the economy.
The government regulates commerce and worker entry into many occupations.
The government serves as the largest employer. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The economy generates
revenue to support the government.
The government regulates commerce and worker entry into many occupations.
The government serves as the largest employer.
