Democracy

Pareto

Mosca

C. Wright Mills

James Burham

Party system

Trade Union System

Groups of Citizens

The Citizens

The mob

The people

The politicians

The civil servants

In it people are sovereign

In it working classes govern

In it rich and poor cooperate really with each other

In it propertied adults have right to elect their representatives

The society is divided between the upper and lower stratas

There are governing and non-governing elites in society

The people are the real sovereign in society

Governing elites are very capable people

Ancient Greek Philosophers

Ancient Chinese philosophers

Proudhon

French philosophers of the seventeenth century

Universal adult franchise and right to property

Woman suffrage and secret ballot

Popular sovereignty and constitutional government

Natural Rights and Representative Democracy

Their property

Their educational qualifications

Their nature of work

Their abilities and capabilities

The executive

The judiciary

The administrators

The citizens