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The paradox of authority means that as soon as a state uses force to enforce its rules,legitimate authority is lost because:

A) people aren't listening.
B) people are living in fear.
C) people lose faith.
D) the force becomes more important than the state.

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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Organizations ruled by traditional authority run into problems when a situation occurs:

A) for which the first leader did not set a precedent.
B) in which the leader disagrees with his or her followers.
C) that could result in the leader making an irrational decision.
D) where the new leader disagrees with former leaders.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Question 53

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The essence of game theory is that:

After the period of rapid industrialization that began in the late eighteenth century and culminated at the beginning of the twentieth century,many states began adopting various policies developed to meet social needs.This is referred to as:

Hollywood films are often popular abroad and can be vehicles for some of the favored U.S.ideologies,such as free trade or democratic political institutions.In this case,attraction is used to influence external state actors.This is an example of:

Piven and Cloward hold who or what responsible for the precipitous drop in political participation?

People living within a state have certain citizenship rights.For example,if you were to look for an apartment,you would be free to live in any neighborhood that you chose.These are a person's ____________ rights.

Steven Lukes uses a three-dimensional model to elaborate on Weber's definition of power.Describe and explain Lukes's three dimensions.

Which of these is a characteristic of dictatorships?

Define and explain in detail the state's role in developing social policies.Define and explain a welfare state.

An organization that seeks to gain power in a government,generally by backing candidates for office who subscribe to the party platform,is referred to as:

Soft power,or co-optive power,is getting others to:

Describe Max Weber's three accounts of a ruler's "superiority and fitness to rule." Give examples of each.