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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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