- Analyze the relationship between elite power and democracy.
- Apply Dye’s assessment of who’s running America to this relationship.
- Describe your insights gained from reading the Dye text about corporate influence, money and politics, media impact, and exercise of government power.
References:
Who’s Running America? The Obama Reign
Chapter 1, “Elitism in a Democracy” (pp. 1–12)
Chapter 2, “The Corporate Directors” (pp. 13–34)
Chapter 3, “The Money Elite” (pp. 35–54)
Chapter 4, “The Media Moguls” (pp. 55–74)
Chapter 5, “The Governing Circles” (pp. 75–114)
Dye, T. R. (2014).