A society in which power is wielded by those who deserve it, based on their talents, industry, and ...

A society in which power is wielded by those who deserve it, based on their talents, industry, and success in competition rather than through membership of a certain social class or possession of wealth is referred to as a(an)
 
  a. meritocracy.
  b. aristocracy.
  c. oligarchy.
  d. monarchy.
  e. plutocracy.

Question -2-

The Seventeenth Amendment, ratified in 1913, instituted
 
  a. direct popular election of U.S. Senators.
  b. the prohibition of alcoholic beverages.
  c. the federal income tax.
  d. None of the above is true.

Question -3-

Power in the United States requires an elite member to be
 
  a. in an institutional position. c. highly educated.
  b. born in to the elite. d. politically connected.

Question -4-

This political ideology believes that government should not interfere in the economic or social life of people except to provide police and military protection.
 
  a. Classical liberalism
  b. Traditional conservatism
  c. Marxism
  d. Libertarianism
  e. Nihilism