According to the Text, Large Corporations Have Disproportionate Political Power

question 32

Multiple Choice

According to the text, large corporations have disproportionate political power mainly because

• A) almost all of their top executives are white men.
• B) the Constitution prohibits government from regulating business too heavily.
• C) the well-being of everyone as measured by jobs and income depends on the investment decisions and the profits of private firms.
• D) most politicians are susceptible to bribes.
• E) most government leaders were once CEOs of large corporations.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanisms

Psychological strategies used unconsciously by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and unacceptable impulses.

Conscious Forms

Refers to the aspects or configurations of conscious experience that are known and understood by an individual.

Oral-Retentive

Characterized by behaviors thought to be the result of a fixation in the oral stage of psychosexual development, often manifesting as meticulousness or stinginess.

Projection

A defense mechanism where individuals attribute their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.