Which of the following is NOT an example of a so-called victimless crime?
a. drug addiction
b. embezzlement
c. prostitution
d. vagrancy
Question 2Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to the effective functioning of democracies?
a. One or more sets of leaders who do not hold office act as a legitimate opposition.
b. One set of political leaders holds office.
c. The political culture legitimizes the democratic system and its institutions.
d. Those that hold office are able to maintain their position indefinitely.
Question 3All of the following are examples of victimless crimes EXCEPT:
a. vagrancy
b. drunkenness
c. murder
d. prostitution
Question 4A political system in which all citizens have the right to participate in public decision making is:
a. a democracy
b. an interest group
c. an oligarchy
d. a totalitarian regime
Question 5In comparing deviance today and 150 years ago, the changes in the sanctions imposed for deviance are a reflection of the
a. laws that are different .
b. changing court structure.
c. type of behavior
d. changing values in society.
Question 6Upon leaving office, President Eisenhower warned the American public of the emergence of a military-industrial complex. By this he meant that:
a. modern technology was becoming a threat to individual liberty
b. the United States was becoming a police state
c. spending on social welfare was threatening the national defense
d. suppliers of military equipment were gaining undue influence over other institutions
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