An elitist argues that
A) many conflicting groups within the community have access to government officials and compete with one another in an effort to influence policy decisions.
B) "the people" govern through political leaders who are nominated as candidates of political parties or who run as independents and are elected by the voters.
C) powerful people prevent certain issues from ever reaching the public arena as they control the agenda, thus determining which public-policy questions will be debated or even considered.
D) a pluralist system works best in large cities.
E) only the masses of citizens are dedicated to democratic principles and hold a greater confidence in representative democracy.
C
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