Which of the following statements about the relationship of crime to societal political ideology is TRUE?
a. Deviance and crime are the result of the working of the capitalist system.
b. Societies with a Marxist ideology are free of deviance and crime.
c. Societies with a Marxist ideology define deviance and crime differently than do capitalist societies.
d. The abolition of capitalism would do away with crime.
Question 2A key question about military institutions in all societies is:
a. can enough revenue be raised to pay for an efficient military?
b. how can the military be made to submit to civilian control?
c. how much military might is enough?
d. how should officers best be trained?
Question 3According to Marxian conflict theory, which of the following is NOT characteristic of the lumpenproletariat?
a. Their services can be purchased by the rich to be used against workers.
b. They are chronically poor and are unable to get jobs in the capitalist system
c. They are often viewed as the dangerous class..
d. They represent a great potential for revolutionary change.
Question 4George Orwell, in his essay Politics and the English Language, pointed out that
a. political language is fair and unbiased.
b. political language is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.
c. language is not abused for political purposes.
d. none of the above
Question 5Marx and Engels argued that the proletariat would resort to individual crimes like robbery when driven to them by:
a. association with a criminal subculture
b. the experience of being labeled as deviant
c. unemployment and poverty
d. unrealistic expectations
Question 6In Politics and the English Language, George Orwell argues that political language serves the function of:
a. defending the indefensible
b. undermining the rule of those in power
c. rousing the masses
d. reinforcing democratic rule
Question 7Marxists argue that definitions of what is criminal and who should be punished are generally applied:
a. fairly equally to all members of society
b. more forcefully to the poor and the working class
c. most often to people who commit political crimes against the state
d. to those who commit crimes against property rather than against people
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