President Dwight Eisenhower delivered a farewell address in 1961 that warned of possible threats to democracy and suggested that the large corporations and the military, in cooperation with the government, could exercise too much power. Sociologists refer to this network of groups as the:

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5 May, 05:40

President Dwight Eisenhower delivered a farewell address in 1961 that warned of possible threats to democracy and suggested that the large corporations and the military, in cooperation with the government, could exercise too much power. Sociologists refer to this network of groups as the:

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Marco Morgan · Answer 1

Option d = power elite.

Explanation:

President Dwight Eisenhower was the 34th United States of America President who was born on the 14th day of October, in the year 1890 and died on the 28th day of March, in the year 1969 in Maryland, United States of America. More of his work as the president was on Education and highway system.

President Dwight Eisenhower during his farewell address on the 17th day of January, in the year 1961 introduced a term he called military-industrial complex (in which certain people because of wealth and military power have more powers than other) which he described as an hindrance to democracy. In Psychology, this is known as power elite.

Juliet Henry · Answer 2

d. power elite

Explanation:

According to a different source, these are the options that come with this question:

a. New World Order

b. democratic elite

c. constitutional monarchy

d. power elite

In this speech, President Eisenhower referred to the powerful entities that can affect the ways in which Americans live. These entities are able to hold extreme power, leaving the average person relatively powerless and subject to be manipulated. These entities are known as the "power elite." This term was coined in the book The Power Elite (1956) by sociologist C. Wright Mills.