When discussing the impact that public opinion has on the politics of democratic systems, Barbour and Wright aver that ______.

A. public opinion should be shaped and molded by interest groups before it impacts . politics
B. Americans place too much emphasis on the idea that public opinion should shape political outcomes
C. most political issues are too esoteric and complex for public opinion to have much influence
D. there are good normative and empirical reasons for believing that public opinion does affect politics


Answer: D. there are good normative and empirical reasons for believing that public opinion does affect politics

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