Author Question: A minority group wishes to increase its power. Its strategy is to win elective office and line up ... (Read 45 times)

genevieve1028 · **on:** Jul 1, 2018

A minority group wishes to increase its power. Its strategy is to win elective office and line up political allies in the legislative branch. This strategy assumes the:

a. power elite model.
b. pluralist model.
c. conflict/dialectic model.
d. state autonomy model.

Question 2

From the perspective of structural-functionalism, pluralism in the U.S.:

a. is not possible.
b. works because different groups have power in different areas, and no group is able to force their will on the others.
c. only works because it has the coercive power of the state behind it.
d. supports the interests of the elite.