Pluralist View Flashcards
1
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Pluralist View
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Democracy is based on a system of competitive elections fought by members of different parties and aims to have the widest possible spread of political powers amongst a number of groups.
2
Q
Dahl
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Although the politically privileged exerted greater power, no ruling elite is able to dominate - New Haven study - political power is spread widely across citizens
3
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Madison
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There is a multiplicity of interests and groups in society that can be accommodated within a system of multiple minorities - known as Madisonian democracy
