Sociology / Unit 9 Soc 1499 short lesson, about 20 seconds
"Is the United States an Oligarchy?"
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The idea
Whether wealth concentration gives the United States oligarchic features is a live sociological dispute, reported here without adjudicating either side.
In practice
One position points to concentrated campaign spending and lobbying shaping legislation; the other points to regular elections and formal checks on officeholders.
Where people slip
A student who assumes "oligarchy" applies only to nations formally naming themselves one makes this error.
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