America and the Elite Class In an attempt to better classify and understand state’s power particularly in the United States of America as well as other democratic nations, pluralism and the elite class have much to proffer. While democracy is the most common model for most governments including America, the reality is that there are other structural powers in play beyond democracy. Accordingly, there are at least a few rivaling theories that explain further the power structure in the U.S. namely: the pluralism, electoral democracy, economically elite dominant and biased pluralism. As of this paper, the main agenda is to argue out that the elite class has and assumes more power and control in contrast to pluralism, democracy and the rest. …show more content…
The article disclosed that the elite class, comprising the rich, business-centered interest groups and large business owners, significantly shape the policy results in America. According to the study, the analyst argues that the elite class holds more power than democracy and pluralism given that it dominates the policy drafting process. These rich individuals and large business groups have the ability to lease lobbyists that that overpower legislators in Washington as well as fund political campaigns for their preferred candidates (Lichtman, 2014). The power and influence of the elite class spring from their economic position and the capacity to fund campaigns. As the mantra goes that money rules, the elite class influence almost all government’s decisions. They rule the economy and the government depends on them (Dionne, 2011). As argued by William Domhoff (2015) , the elite are obviously the dominant power model under which America operates. He explains that the actual owners and top C.E.Os of the biggest corporations, investment firms, banks and agri-businesses unite as a single corporate agency or