Discussion
Which is not the feature of Schumpeter's elite model of participatory democracy ?
Answer: C
The statement that is not part of Schumpeter's model is that democracy is competition between elites and masses.
In Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy (1942), Joseph Schumpeter defined democracy as an institutional arrangement in which leaders acquire the power to decide by means of a competitive struggle for the people's vote. The competition is among elites, rival teams of leaders, while the masses only choose between them.
The other statements fit his model: he doubted the ordinary citizen's capacity for rational political judgement, held that real power lies with an elite minority, and limited the citizen's role to choosing leaders at the ballot box.
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