The pluralist theory of American politics maintains that
A) the extensive organization of competing groups is evidence that influence is widely dispersed among them.
B) the proliferation of interest groups results in political stagnation.
C) the largest interest groups will come to dominate policymaking.
D) although groups often do not play by the rules of the game, they do represent the
American public at large.
E) the slogan on our money, e pluribus unum, is accurate in the sense that out of the many
competing groups in America, a single unified American purpose has been forged
Ans: A) the extensive organization of competing groups is evidence that influence is widely dispersed among them.
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