The Ability of Groups to Make Government Respond to Their

question 54

Multiple Choice

The ability of groups to make government respond to their special problems is best described as part of ________ theory.​

• A)​majoritarian
• B)​suffragist
• C)​pluralist
• D)​direct
• E)​NIMBY

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Definitions:

Demand Characteristics

Cues in an experiment that suggest to participants what behavior is expected of them.

Falsifiability

The capability of a hypothesis or theory to be proven false, a critical principle for scientific validity.

Parsimony

In science and philosophy, the principle that the simplest explanation of an event or observation is preferred over a more complex explanation.

Demand Characteristics

Demand characteristics refer to subtle cues or signals in a study that communicate to participants how they are expected to behave.