Advocates of the elitist approach believe that the ruling elite maintains its power by____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. According to Marx which group constituted a ruling elite ?

   A. The proletariat
   B. The bourgeoisie
   C. The workers for the owners of the means of production
   D. The military

2. A modern definition of class maintains that social class is constituted by____________?

   A. the owners of the means of production
   B. persons who have similar forms of power prestige or wealth
   C. categories of people set up by governments
   D. people especially endowed by nature

3. C.Wright Mills wrote that the “power elite” controls_________________?

   A. all political and social issues
   B. the major issues like war and peace
   C. the election of all national officials
   D. access to Supreme Court appointments

4. The power elite are drawn from among the_______________?

   A. military and business leaders
   B. middle-class urban residents
   C. union leaders
   D. intellectuals

5. In C.Wright Mill,s view what group constitutes an elite ?

   A. Church leaders and educators
   B. The corporate rich only
   C. High ranking military officers only
   D. The military-industrial-governmental complex

6. C.Wright Mills maintains that the nation is really ruled by_______________?

   A. the masses
   B. a power elite
   C. representatives of the people
   D. the participants in the political process

7. Like Freud Erik Erikson maintains that_______________?

   A. there are five psycho sexual stages
   B. the personality is fixed by age five
   C. psychoanalysis including dream analysis is the only way to overcome personality problems
   D. none of the above

8. Which of the following is identified with the elitist view _____________?

   A. C.Wright Mills
   B. Karl Marx
   C. Paul Samuelson
   D. BOTH Mills and Marx

9. The elitist school of thought asserts that______________?

   A. the elite is not always against the masses
   B. the elite always works against the public interest
   C. the elite displays a monolithic power structure
   D. the masses should rebel against the elite

10. The synthesis of the elitist and pluralist approaches realist democracy assumes that_____________?

    A. voters do have a choice in elite competition
    B. the elites have a consensus on basic democracy
    C. new groups can become the new elite
    D. all of the above