C.Wright Mills maintains that the nation is really ruled by_______________?
Correct answer: B. a power elite
- A. the masses
- B. a power elite
- C. representatives of the people
- D. the participants in the political process
Explanation
C. Wright Mills argued that major national decisions in the United States are shaped by a relatively small power elite drawn from political, military and corporate institutions. This challenges the idea that the masses directly rule.
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