Robert Michel's iron law of oligarchy addresses this potential consequence of bureaucratically organized political structures ______.

A. Populist leaders will encourage ethnocentrism and xenophobia.
B. Progressive visionaries will become more responsive to the needs of those who elect them to office.
C. Grassroots political campaigns will be able to bring about large-scale changes.
D. Power will become concentrated in the hands of a few, and democracy will suffer.


Answer: D

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