The Idea That "Competition Keeps Powerful Interest Groups in Check

question 58

Multiple Choice

The idea that "competition keeps powerful interest groups in check and no single group dominates" is represented in

• A) interest group theory.
• B) pluralist theory.
• C) elite theory.
• D) transactional theory.

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