A visitor to Muncie, Indiana, may see not only Ball State University but also the Ball family's name on local businesses such as a bank, hospital. and barber shop. Which political model does this evidence support?

a. the feminist model
b. the power-elite model
c. the Marxist model
d. the pluralist model


Answer: b. the power-elite model

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