1) In Ch. 1 three major theories that have been introduced: Pluralism, Elitism and Hyperpluralism. Pluralism is the major concept that average citizens consider democracy. The ability to participate in conferment. Within Pluralism individuals can ban together with issues and push them through the necessary government actions. Since the interests of Americans are diver, many interest groups form. In Hyperpluralism has the same format as pluralism except the interest groups have become crippling to the successful function of government. A somewhat recent example of this would be the government shutdown. Elitism is the concept that the top money makers control the direction of this nation. The members guilty for the government shutdown can
