Which of the Following Is True of Mass Action

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is True of mass action?

• A) The masses, like elites, are controlled by formal institutions
• B) Without elites, the masses cannot affect the course of world politics.
• C) Mass action is never influenced by elites.
• D) The tearing down of the Berlin Wall in 1989 is an example of elite action, rather than mass action, changing world politics.
• E) U.S. immigration policy has been influenced by mass action.

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