1. Select the word  that best completes the following. Many who value Elitism over Populism would prefer the rule of a highly capable few to the democracy many countries such as the USA have today. Those of a more egalitarian mind sympathetic to idealized populist aspirations might reply that, "You already have that.  Unfortunately it is more ________________ than democracy.'"  

1) kleptocracy        2) plutocracy          3) oligarchy               4) economic democracy       5) socialism

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2.  Select the ordered pair that best completes the following: "Idealistically, many who value Populism over Elitism  do so out of the conviction that "the people know best " They would prefer elections with the much higher voter  participation / involvement and a much better educated electorate to the actual elections democracies in countries such as the USA have today." To this elitists might reply, 'The trend is the other way--toward a less educated electorate, one that is being ___________ . One result has been the election of ________________masquerading as populists! "

1) massively fooled with misinformation, demagogues              2) scared by fear, kleptocrats 

3) bought off by lobbyists,  technocrats                 4) divided along ethnic lines, progressives 

5) seduced with wishful thinking, union leaders

3. All of the following are part of a societal trend toward greater inequality and rule by the elite except which one? 

1) kleptocracy                 2) plutocracy                   3) Winner Take All Society 

4) economic democracy              5)  oligarchy

4.  All of the following terms logically belong together except which?  

1) solidarity         2) workers' rights        3) social class struggle         4)  management          5) labor union 

5. The qualification “only 'the best' (experts, the well educated, those who have proven themselves capable, etc) should be allowed to vote or otherwise determine important public matters” might be part of the definition of which of the terms below? 

1) meritocracy           2) democratic elitism                 3) technocracy     

4)  economic democracy                 5) corporate board governance 

6.   From a cynical perspective, all of the following terms logically belong together except which ? 

1) lobbyist        2) political campaign contributions    

3) use of persuasive, often emotionally charged, divisive  language in political appeals to common people 

4) fooling people with misinformation         5) trusting in one's co-workers 

7.  Members of all of the following groups might conceivably prefer the Elitism theme over the Idealistic Populism theme (as uncorrupted by culture war distortions) except which ?   

1) aristocrats         2) central economic planners          

3) oligarchs          4) rich capitalists          5) those who like economic democracy  

8. Which of the following associations is wrong? 

1) Jefferson / pro small farms and businesses populism      ) Hamilton / pro elite wealthy big business capitalist          

3)   the power elite  / rulers of "corporate state"              4)   populists / identify with capital not labor                  

5)   a type of economic democracy  / democratic socialism 

9.  Which of the following would you find most unbelievable and thus not expect from someone running for high office who is a genuine populist--not a demagogue masquerading as one? 

1) hopes voter turnout is limited          2) believes in the collective strength of the people 

3) has a "bottom up" grassroots organizing background 

4)  comes from a working class background, rose to become a union leader      

5) disputes the idea that "corporations are people"      

10. Tactics used to divide people who might otherwise be united in common cause include exploiting differences based on ______________________________.

1) race    2) ethnicity       3) social class      4) all of the above        5) none of the above

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