Describe the concept of plural elitism.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Plural elitism stresses that politics is divided into separate policy arenas where narrow elites dominate, usually at the expense of the public interest.
2. Underlying this approach is the view that whether pluralists or the power elite school is right depends on which political conflicts we are talking about. The issue being decided is likely to affect how decisions will be made and who participates.
3. Pluralism may be most appropriate in describing a small community's politics, for example, but the elite approach may help us understand the executive branch's making of foreign policy.
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a. The Democratic Party should return to power in Texas. b. The newly freed slaves should participate in government. c. E.J. Davis should be removed as governor of Texas. d. The policies of the Radical Republicans should be adopted by the state.
Regulatory policy differs from other public policies in that it ______.
a. is very costly b. restricts behavior c. is easy for Congress to pass d. is favored by Republicans but disapproved of by Democrats e. is paid for by all taxpayers
Elite theory
a) pluralism b) elite theory c) liberalism d) majoritarianism e) libertarianism
What are the three largest ethnic groups in Nigeria?
a. Ijaw, Ogoni, and Yoruba b. Hausa-Fulani, Yoruba, and Igbo c. Ogoni, Igbo, and Ijaw d. Tutsi, Hutu, and Twa