Identify and briefly describe the basic premises of the five viewpoints of political power discussed by the text.

What will be an ideal response?

?Class View:Derived from the theories of Karl Marx, the class view holds that governments are dominated by business interests.?Power Elite View:American democracy is dominated by a few top leaders who do not hold elective office (military officers, labor union leaders, media executives, and so on).?Bureaucratic View: Power is concentrated in the hands of appointed bureaucratic officials who manage the government.?Pluralist View:Power is shared among many institutions and shared so widely that no single group can dominate politics.?Creedal Passion View: Morally impassioned elites drive important political changes.

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