Theories of Power in A Democracy Blog Post Assignment

The Question:

WHICH THEORY OF POWER IN A DEMOCRACY BEST DESCRIBES AMERICAN DEMOCRACY?

The Assignment:
Write a blog post that argues in favor of one of following 4 theories as the best description of power in American democracy.

• Marxism
• Elitism (Mills)
• Bureaucratic Elitism (Weber)
• Pluralism

Guidelines:
Your post must:

• Define the theory you think best describes American democracy.
• Provide evidence to defend your position.
• Evidence includes:
• Quotes from the class reading
• Some type of media (videos, charts, graphs, pictures, etc)
• Current event news articles

Use the blog post rubric to help guide you while writing your post.

       

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