Question
In Who Governs?, Robert Dahl presents case studies of this political theory in action. For 10 points each:
[10m] Dahl broadly argues that the United States is governed by this theory of political power. This theory posits that power is distributed unequally but widely amongst groups with competing interests.
ANSWER: pluralism [reject word forms]
[10h] Dahl investigates political control of this concept as a method for building influence among the electorate. A “cascade” phenomenon named for this concept occurs when members of a group each make the same decision in order.
ANSWER: information [accept information cascades]
[10e] Dahl uses this city as a specific case study in Who Governs?. C. Wright Mills argued against Dahl’s conclusion by claiming that graduates from Harvard, Princeton, and a university in this city formed the basis for a “power elite.”
ANSWER: New Haven
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Summary
| 2023 ARCADIA at UC Berkeley | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Carleton University | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Emory | Emory, Duke, Yale | Y | 2 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Indiana | Premiere | Y | 3 | 13.33 | 100% | 0% | 33% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at Maryland | Maryland, Online | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA Online | Maryland, Online | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at RIT | Premiere | Y | 1 | 10.00 | 100% | 0% | 0% |
| 2023 ARCADIA at WUSTL | Premiere | Y | 1 | 0.00 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Data
| Cornell R | RIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |