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The force or strength to act or to compel another entity to act is known as: |
| | A) | management. |
| | B) | regulation. |
| | C) | power. |
| | D) | virtue. |
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_____ is the rightful use of power. |
| | A) | Responsibility |
| | B) | Sovereignty |
| | C) | Authority |
| | D) | Legitimacy |
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On the _____ level of societal impact, corporate power shapes society over time through the aggregate changes of industrial growth. |
| | A) | shallow |
| | B) | deeper |
| | C) | surface |
| | D) | apparent |
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At the _____ level of power over individuals, a corporation determines the work life and buying habits of individuals. |
| | A) | deeper |
| | B) | central |
| | C) | core |
| | D) | surface |
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According to the dominance theory: |
| | A) | business power is exercised in a society in which other institutions also have great power. |
| | B) | asset concentration creates monopoly in markets that increases competition. |
| | C) | the rise of huge corporations creates a business elite. |
| | D) | business power is counterbalanced, controlled, and subject to defeat. |
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Which theory states that business power is counterbalanced, restricted, controlled, and subject to defeat? |
| | A) | The Marxist theory |
| | B) | The pluralist theory |
| | C) | The dominance theory |
| | D) | The state autonomy theory |
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Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw American society as a pyramid of power and status. At the top of the pyramid was a: |
| | A) | group of politicians beholden to the elite for their election. |
| | B) | mass of powerless citizens. |
| | C) | big group of lieutenants who carried out the elite's policies. |
| | D) | tiny elite in command of the economic, political, and military domains. |
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A society that has many groups and institutions which exercise power is known as a: |
| | A) | postmodern society. |
| | B) | modern society. |
| | C) | pluralistic society. |
| | D) | generic society. |
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According to the doctrine of natural rights: |
| | A) | people behave in ways that allow them to obtain favorable outcomes. |
| | B) | all persons are created equal and are entitled to the same opportunities and protections. |
| | C) | inalienable rights are considered to be self-evident and universal. |
| | D) | inalienable rights cannot be surrendered by citizens to the sovereign. |
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According to the theory of _____, governments and laws, social interest groups, social values, and markets and economic stakeholders are the boundaries of managerial power. |
| | A) | pluralism |
| | B) | transnational power elite |
| | C) | institutional elite |
| | D) | dominance |
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