Which of the Following Is True of the Relationship Between

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the relationship between public opinion and shifts in major government policies?

• A)On high-profile issues particularly,public opinion tends to affect policy to a greater degree than policymakers' agendas affect public opinion.
• B)Leaders' opinions ultimately affect most policy issues more than the larger public opinion.
• C)Linguist Noam Chomsky claimed that democracy consistently preserved the will of the people over the will of elite interests.
• D)Analysts have found a pattern consistent with the claim that "public opinion has little influence over policy."
• E)All these answers are correct.

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