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

2. Chapter 11 Politics Supplementary Slides

3. 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 http://www.GWDG.DE/~uwvw/icr.htm (21 May 2001). Perceived Corruption Index

4. Government Units, U.S.A., 1942-97 Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2000 (Washington D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau) p. 299. On the World Wide Web at http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/statab/sec09.pdf (21 May 2001) Type of Government19421997 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

5. World’s Top Ten Arms Exporters, 1997 Source: Statistical Abstract of the United States: 2000 (Washington D.C.: U.S. Census Bureau) p. 363. On the World Wide Web at http://www.census.gov/prod/2001pubs/statab/sec09.pdf (21 May 2001) CountryExports (in $mil.) United States31,800 United Kingdom6,600 France5,900 Russia2,300 China1,100 Sweden900 Germany750 North Korea701 Italy700 Canada550

6. Voter Turnout, U.S. Presidential Elections, 1952-2000 Source: “Presidential Election Voter Turnout,” on the World Wide Web at http://www.swishweb.com/Politics/USA/politics03usa.htm (21 May 2001). Voters as percent of voting age population Year

7. Source: National Opinion Research Center General Social Survey, 1972-98 (Chicago: University of Chicago, 1999). Machine readable file. Party Identification, U.S.A., 1996 Percent