In struggling to determine whether or not the American political system is pluralistic, elitist, or a representative democracy one must first understand what these systems are. A pluralistic system of government focuses upon interest groups to convey the interests and views of public opinion. An elitist system focuses upon a small “elite” class to rule. Representative government relies upon the voting majority of citizens to reflect who’s best to rule. The representative system of …showed first 75 words of 1808 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1808 total…that without the ordinary people working for them nothing could be achieved. The representation of all remains the most vital part of democracy. Bibliography Dye, Thomas R. 1995. Who’s Running America? The Clinton Years. (Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice Hall). Greenburg, Edward S. and Benjamin I. Page. 1996. The Struggle For Democracy. (New York: Harper Collins Publishers). Lind, Michael. 1995. The Next American Nation: The New Nationalism and the Fourth American Revolution. (New York: The Free Press).