Though the number of the upper class is a mere one third of the population, they make up at least 25 percent of the nation’s wealth. This class has two parts: upper-upper and lower-upper.【A1】______ , the upper-upper class is the “old rich”—families that have been wealthy for several generations—a nobility of【A2】______ and wealth. A few are known across the nation, such as the Rockefellers, and the Vanderbilts. Most are not【A3】______ to the general public. They have no【A4】______ to the rest of the community,【A5】______ their income from the investment of their inherited wealth. By【A6】______ , the lower-upper class is the “new rich”. 【A7】______ they may be wealthier than some of the old rich, the new rich have been【A8】______ to make their money like【A9】______ else beneath their class.【A10】______ their status is generally【A11】______ than that of the old rich, who have not found it necessary to lift a finger to make their money, and who【A12】______ to look down upon the new rich. However its wealth is【A13】______ , the upper class is very rich. They have enough money and leisure time to【A14】______ an interest in the arts and to【A15】______ rare books and paintings. They generally live in exclusive areas, belong to exclusive social clubs, communicate with each other, and marry their own kind, all of which keeps them so【A16】______ from the masses that they have been called the out-of-sight class. More than any other class, they tend to be【A17】______ of being members of a class. They also【A18】______ an enormous amount of power and influence here and abroad, as they【A19】______ many top government positions. Their actions【A20】______ the lives of millions.