Barbour and Wright state that ideal citizens who wanted to encourage the government to solve some social or economic problem would normally try to influence it by ______.
A. presenting policy options to their legislators
B. lobbying the bureaucracy heavily
C. voting for the politicians who represent them best
D. protesting in front of government buildings
Answer: C. voting for the politicians who represent them best
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