Regarding the elite, class, and pluralist approaches to explain
policymaking, political scientists tend to:
A) agree that elite theory now most accurately describes most national political systems.
B) conclude that the group approach characterizes the policy process in most contemporary political systems.
C) reject the claim that most societies are characterized by political stratification.
D) disagree about which of the three approaches is most accurate.
Answer: D
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