James is embarrassed to admit that he does not know the names of his state's senators nor which party the governor of his state belongs to. He could not find the country of Afghanistan on a map if his life depended on it and rarely reads the news
He has voted only once and knows little about politics or government. James knows that he is not the only American so ill informed. Yet, despite James's surprising lack of knowledge, he is generally pleased with how well democracy seems to work in America. In this scenario, what does James embody?
a. the "paradox of mass politics"
b. the "bandwagon effect"
c. the "feeling thermometer"
d. "public opinion shorthand"
a
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