Increased technical expertise is a challenge to democracy because
A) it is difficult to have an informed ?non-technical? public debate on technical issues.
B) it goes against the tenets of pluralist political theory.
C) it violates the notion of one man, one vote.
D) elected officials find it hard to understand technical experts.
E) interest groups have a difficult time securing technical expertise
Ans: B) it goes against the tenets of pluralist political theory.
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