Chapter 8 Student Quiz 1

. Laws

entail a third party who intervenes in a dispute to aid the parties in reaching an agreement.

are sets of rules established by some formal authority.

are when parties themselves reach a decision jointly.

are the legal process by which an individual or council with socially recognized authority intervenes in a dispute and unilaterally makes a decision.

. Negotiation

entails a third party who intervenes in a dispute to aid the parties in reaching an agreement.

is a set of rules established by some formal authority.

is when parties themselves reach a decision jointly.

is the legal process by which an individual or council with socially recognized authority intervenes in a dispute and unilaterally makes a decision.

. In the neo-evolutionary typology of political organization, a chiefdom is a

centralized group of people who have a high population density and participate in intensive agriculture.

centralized group of people who have a medium population density and participate in extensive agriculture.

noncentralized group of people who have a low to medium population density and participate in pastoralism or horticulture.

noncentralized group of people who have a low population density and participate in foraging.

. The relationships and processes of cooperation, conflict, and power, which are fundamental aspects of human life, are encompassed by

laws.

government.

politics.

power.

. Which of the following is a society's separate legal and constitutional domain, the source of law, order, and legitimate force?

laws

government

politics

power

. For anthropologists, power is

with the people.

about how people manage social relationships through force, influence, persuasion, and control over resources.

located only in state institutions and political offices.

the prerogative of politicians and rulers.

. Legal anthropologists study

how people control the production of goods.

how people use violence.

social movements.

how people solve disputes.

. Independent states recognized by other states, and composed of people who share a single national identity, are referred to as

governments.

tribes.

chiefdoms.

nation-states.

. Anthropologists argue that violence is always

irrational.

the result of political breakdown.

socially constructed.

inherited.

. What is not true of bands?

They are usually egalitarian.

They rely on face-to-face social relationships.

They are led by a hereditary leader.

They are self-sufficient.

. What is an example of a normative rule of United States politics?

a person is only allowed to vote once

a person must be born in the United States to serve as president

a political representative must be trustworthy

a person must win an election to serve in an elected office

. Political acts include all the following except

campaigning for a congressional candidate.

attending a rally opposing the use of fossil fuels.

setting the table for dinner.

serving on the neighborhood watch team.

. What is required to exercise political power?

popular approval

persuasion

strength

legitimacy

. Which of the following is not a key aspect of politics in an acephalous society?

consensus-building

food-sharing

elections

kin-relations

. When the Supreme Court hears a case and makes a unilateral decision, they are engaging in

negotiation.

mediation.

reconciliation.

adjudication.

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