The pluralist model of power relations in the United States suggests that:
A. power is concentrated in the hands of a small group of military, corporate, and political leaders.
B. power is held by a group of charismatic leaders.
C. power is held by many competing groups within a community that have access to government, so that no single group is dominant.
D. None of these answers is correct.
Answer: C
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