Elite Theory Is NOT Based on the Following Premise

question 25

Multiple Choice

Elite theory is NOT based on the following premise.

• A)Majoritarian politics is not always controlling.
• B)When majoritarian politics is not controlling,policy is likely to be shaped by those who go to the trouble to be active participants in politics.
• C)In general,the number of active participants in politics will be small relative to the total number of potential participants).
• D)Despite their small numbers,those who are active participants in politics generally reflect the types of people in the general population and the viewpoints of most citizens.
• E)The actual distribution of power,even in a democracy,will depend importantly on the composition of the political elites.

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Definitions:

Construal

An individual’s particular experience of the world or way of interpreting reality.

Consciousness

The state or quality of awareness or of being aware of an external object or something within oneself.

Confluence

The joining together of two or more things, often referring to the merging of ideas, cultures, or rivers.

Life's Purpose

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