Suppose that top government jobs for both political parties are filled only from an inner circle of top corporate leaders. This would be evidence for
A) elite theory.
B) substantive democracy.
C) pluralist theory.
D) the interest group model.
E) aristocracy.
Question 2
The idea that the most important government decisions are made by an identifiable and stable minority that shares certain characteristics -- particularly wealth and business connections -- is called
A) oligarchy.
B) elite theory.
C) pluralist theory.
D) the interest group model.
E) aristocracy.
This chart illustrates the bottom up assumption about government. In this, attitudes, culture, and
This modified model of Easton’s systems theory puts government decision makers as the source of pol
Table 6.1 illustrates the main regime types and their differences. It breaks the regimes into four
Growth of Government Spending, 1870–2009
Political and Economic Systems
Which color is placed at the center of the circle?