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Immediately following the industrial revolution, the prevailing form of capitalism was what is termed socialism. |
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Capitalism does not tolerate monopolistic practices. |
| | A) | True |
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Under socialism, the means of production and distribution in a society are collectively rather than privately owned. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Currently, China, Cuba, and Viet Nam remained socialist societies ruled by Communist parties. |
| | A) | True |
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Communal ownership of all property is a characteristic of socialism. |
| | A) | True |
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According to C. Wright Mills, power is the ability to exercise one's will over others. |
| | A) | True |
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Karl Marx argued that as labor becomes more and more differentiated, individuals experience anomie, or loss of direction. |
| | A) | True |
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In a political system based on traditional authority, legitimate power is conferred by custom and accepted practice. |
| | A) | True |
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Research suggests that the media cover women differently than they do men. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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Japan is expected to become the world's largest economy by 2020. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The term deindustrialization refers to a reduction taken in a company's workforce. |
| | A) | True |
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Power made legitimate by law is known as traditional authority. |
| | A) | True |
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In 2003, the Supreme Court ruled that colleges may not use race and ethnicity as one factor in their admissions decisions. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to the pluralist model, many conflicting groups within the community have access to government, so that no single group is dominant. |
| | A) | True |
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An estimated 90 percent of the recipients of microcredit are women. |
| | A) | True |
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