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521. The right to govern in England flows through the legislature to_____________?
- A. The prime minister
- B. The cabinet
- C. The court of law
- D. None of them
Explanation: In the British parliamentary system, the legislature grants political authority to the executive, which operates through the Cabinet led by the prime minister. The prime minister heads the Cabinet, but the Cabinet is the collective body through which executive government functions.
Correct answer: The cabinet522. Which of these distinguishes modern nation-sates from traditional civilizations ?
- A. a national identity with an associated set of symbols and beliefs
- B. governmental authority over a clearly demarcated territory
- C. the granting of citizenship rights to the relevant population
- D. all of the above
Explanation: Modern nation-states combine a shared national identity, authority over a defined territory and citizenship rights for their population. Since all three distinguish the nation-state from a traditional civilization, the inclusive option is correct.
Correct answer: all of the above523. The notion of citizenship rights is associated with______________?
- A. T.H Huxley
- B. A.H Halsey
- C. T.H Marshall
- D. E.H Carr
Explanation: T. H. Marshall connected citizenship with the historical development of civil, political and social rights. The other scholars listed are not associated with this classic sociological theory of citizenship.
Correct answer: T.H Marshall524. Put these stages in the evolution of citizenship in chronological order _____________?
- A. civil rights political citizenship social citizenship environmental citizenship
- B. social citizenship political citizenship environmental citizenship civil rights
- C. political citizenship social citizenship environmental citizenship civil rights
- D. civil rights environmental citizenship social citizenship political citizenshipStream History Documentaries
Explanation: Marshall's sequence begins with civil rights, followed by political rights and then social citizenship; environmental citizenship is a later extension. This gives civil rights, political citizenship, social citizenship, and environmental citizenship.
Correct answer: civil rights political citizenship social citizenship environmental citizenship525. Which of these constitute the three worlds of welfare-capitalism ?
- A. social democratic socialist communist
- B. social democratic corporatist liberal
- C. social democratic Christian-democratic nationalist
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Esping-Andersen's three welfare-capitalist regimes are social democratic, conservative or corporatist, and liberal. These correspond to the three categories listed in option b.
Correct answer: social democratic corporatist liberal526. Which sociological perspective would note that poor and rural sections of the United States tend to be underserved because medical service concentrate where people are numerous or wealthy ?
- A. functionalist perspective
- B. conflict perspective
- C. interactionist perspective
- D. neo-Malthusian view
Explanation: The conflict perspective explains unequal medical access through the distribution of wealth, power and resources, so providers concentrate where patients are numerous or affluent. This highlights structural inequality rather than the routine interaction between doctors and patients.
Correct answer: conflict perspective527. There are many legal limits that are attached to age a few examples are_____________?
- A. voting age
- B. age of consent
- C. drinking age
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Age-based legal limits commonly include the voting age, the age of sexual consent, and the legal drinking age. Since all three are examples, “All of the above” is appropriate.
Correct answer: All of the above528. Some of the institutions of a society are______________?
- A. Family and Religion
- B. State and economic institutions
- C. both a and b
- D. None of these
Explanation: Family, religion, the state, and the economy are all major social institutions because they organise essential and recurring activities in society. Therefore, both groups listed are correct.
Correct answer: both a and b529. Laws are___________________?
- A. actions that others can legitimately insist that we perform
- B. actions that we can legitimately insist that others perform
- C. rules that are enforced by a special political organization composed of individuals who enjoy the right to use force
- D. none of the above
Explanation: Laws are formal rules enforced by the state or another political authority with legitimate coercive power. This distinguishes laws from customs and norms, which usually rely on informal social sanctions.
Correct answer: rules that are enforced by a special political organization composed of individuals who enjoy the right to use force530. Amjad must finish writing a report for work that is due the next day His son,s school just called and said the child must be picked up from school because he is sick Amjad,s wife is out of town on business As a result Amjad is experiencing ?
- A. role strain
- B. role conflict
- C. role hypersensitivity
- D. role reversal
Explanation: Amjad faces incompatible demands from two different statuses, employee and father, so he is experiencing role conflict. Role strain occurs when competing expectations arise within a single role.
Correct answer: role conflict