Lesson Summary. In summary, the American class system of social stratification is broadly divided into three main layers-upper class, middle class, and lower class-that are mostly based on socioeconomic conditions.
For other uses, see Bureaucracy (disambiguation) . A bureaucracy (/bjuËËrÉkrÉsi/) is a body of non-elective government officials and/or an administrative policy-making group.Historically, bureaucracy was government administration managed by departments staffed with nonelected officials.oday, bureaucracy is the administrative system governing any large institution. Since being coined, the word bureaucracy has developed negative connotations. Bureaucracies have been criticized as being too complex, inefficient, or too inflexible.
An oligarchy is a system of government by groups or officials. It is a government that is run be several people as a group.It is distinguished from a monarch, which is a government run by one person. A system of government run by groups or officials is bureaucratic.A bureaucracy is a system of government by groups of officials. An autocracy is a system of government where one person rules with total power.t is distinguished from a monarch, which is a government run by one person. A system of government run by groups or officials is bureaucratic. A bureaucracy is a system of government by groups of officials. An autocracy is a system of government where one person rules with total power.