The Elite Model Presupposes a Small Group of Leaders Who

question 7

True/False

The elite model presupposes a small group of leaders who are defined primarily by their inherited wealth.

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Definitions:

Containment

A foreign policy strategy aimed at stopping the expansion of an enemy or ideology, particularly communism during the Cold War.

Indian Removal Program

A government policy in the 1830s that forced Native American tribes to relocate from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States to designated territory west of the Mississippi River.

American Expansionism

A policy or ideology aiming at expanding the territorial or economic influence of the United States across other nations and territories.

Civilian Control

The principle that military leaders remain under the oversight and authority of civilian government leaders.