Question 1

Mills's third unifying condition, which he called _____, hypothesized that the elite have similar goals and desires, such as maintaining themselves at the top of the capitalist system.

Accepted Answer

coinciding interests

Question 2

Which of the following is the author of the Bias of the System theory?

Accepted Answer

Michael Parenti

Question 3

Between 2001 and 2007, Philip Morris, the leader in the tobacco industry, spent over $75 million on _____ to keep tobacco regulations and increased cigarette taxes at a minimum.

Accepted Answer

lobbying

Question 4

Which of the following developed a model of power broadly based on the idea of a dominant class?

Accepted Answer

G. William Domhoff

Question 5

Mills argued that the members of the ruling elite interact with each other, their children go to the same schools, and they do business together. Hence, these people who are the inner circle of the upper social classes tend to see the world alike. This idea is the basis of which of his factors of unity?

Accepted Answer

Social interaction

Question 6

Which of the following tech companies mentioned in the chapter is new to lobbying and spent only about $350,000 on this process in 2010?

Accepted Answer

Facebook

Question 7

According to Mills, the institutional positions men and women occupy throughout their lifetimes determine the values they will hold. He called this

Accepted Answer

psychological similarity.

Question 8

Despite paying lip service to laissez-faire capitalism, the U.S. government actually _____ big business.

Accepted Answer

greatly subsidizes

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT one of the circumstances cited by Domhoff as showing the impact of individuals and subgroups within the elite on the decision-making structure of the United States?

Accepted Answer

Psychological similarity among the members of the elite

Question 10

Who maintained that the psychological similarity among the members of the elite is derived from their similar social origins and lifestyles?

Accepted Answer

C. Wright Mills

Question 11

How did Domhoff's view of the military differ from Mills's view?

Accepted Answer

Domhoff saw the military as having much less power and being dominated by the corporate rich through the executive branch.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT part of Mills's pyramid of power?

Accepted Answer

Clerisy

Question 13

Which of the following is an area in which Facebook hopes to influence Washington, DC?

Accepted Answer

Regulatory actions regarding privacy that might hinder Facebook's revenue from ads targeted at users

Question 14

Parenti asserted that the wealthy and powerful are served because of the way society is organized. Which of the following is NOT one of the three ways he identified as how this bias occurs?

Accepted Answer

By means of democratic elections and public education

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT one of the various subsidies that state and local governments offer to woo corporations?

Accepted Answer

Relatively toxin-free land

Question 16

According to the journalists Barlett and Steele, there are two ways to get favorable treatment by Congress and the White House. Those two wars are

Accepted Answer

contribute generously to the right people and spend lavishly on lobbying

Question 17

Wright Mills sees the structure of power as forming a _____ with three levels.

Accepted Answer

pyramid of power

Question 18

Which of the following noted in his Dominant Class model of power that appointees to influential, unelected positions are either members of the upper class or people who have held positions in major corporations, and are thereby people who accord with the wishes of the upper class?

Accepted Answer