Homework: Chapter 11 ______
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Homework: Chapter 11 ______________________________________ Match the term with the definition. Name A) power that people do not accept as rightly exercised over them 1) subsistence economy B) an economic system in which individuals own the means of 2) conspicuous consumption production but the state regulates many economic activities for the welfare of the population 3) capitalism C) a form of democracy in which voters elect representatives who meet together to discuss issues and make decisions on their behalf 4) laissez-faire capitalism D) an economic system characterized by the private ownership of the means of production, the pursuit of profit, and market competition 5) state capitalism E) a type of economy in which human groups live off the land and have little or no surplus 6) socialism F) Wright Mills’ term for the top people in United States’ corporations, military, and politics who make the major decisions 7) convergence theory G) the transfer of authority from a charismatic figure to either a traditional or rational-legal form of authority 8) authority H) a hybrid of mixed economies that combines capitalism and socialism 9) coercion I) a system of democracy in which the eligible voters meet together to discuss issues and make the decisions 10) routinization of charisma J) an economic system characterized by public ownership of the means 11) direct democracy of production, central planning, and distribution of goods without a profit motive 12) representative democracy K) the concept that birth and residence in a country impact basic rights 13) oligarchy L) a condition of lawlessness or political disorder caused by the absence or collapse of government authority 14) citizenship M) a form of government in which a small group of individuals hold power; the rule of many by the few 15) lobbyists O) power that people consider as being legitimate, as rightly exercised over them 16) anarchy P) people who influence legislation on behalf of their clients 17) power elite Q) Thorstein Veblen’s term for a shift from the sensibility of the Protestant ethic to an eagerness to show off wealth through the consumption of goods R) “hands off” capitalism .