Sociology: Your Compass for a New World Robert J. Brym and John Lie Wadsworth Group/Thomson Learning © 2003

Chapter 11 Politics Supplementary Slides

Perceived Political Corruption: Results of Surveys Conducted in 90 Countries, 2000 (High Score = Least Corrupt) Source: “The 2000 Corruption Perceptions Index,” Internet Center for Corruption Research. On the World Wide Web at (21 May 2001). Perceived Corruption Index

Government Units, U.S.A., Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2000 (Washington D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau) p On the World Wide Web at (21 May 2001) Type of Government Federal11 State4850 County3,0503,043 Municipal16,22019,372 Township and town18,91916,629 School district108,57913,726 Special district8,29934,683 Total units155,11687,504

World’s Top Ten Arms Exporters, 1997 Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2000 (Washington D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau) p On the World Wide Web at (21 May 2001) CountryExports (in $mil.) United States31,800 United Kingdom6,600 France5,900 Russia2,300 China1,100 Sweden900 Germany750 North Korea701 Italy700 Canada550

Voter Turnout, U.S. Presidential Elections, Source: “Presidential Election Voter Turnout,” on the World Wide Web at (21 May 2001). Voters as percent of voting age population Year

Source: National Opinion Research Center General Social Survey, (Chicago: University of Chicago, 1999). Machine readable file. Party Identification, U.S.A., 1996 Percent