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CLEP US Government

Category - Dem. Philosophy

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In 2003, movie star Arnold Schwarzenegger, was elected governor of California, running against 134 other candidates, with 49% of the vote. Which of the following democratic theories would not object to this election result?
  1. Procedural democratic theory
  2. Representative democratic theory
  3. Elite theory
  4. Pluralist theory
  5. Majoritarian democratic theory
Explanation
Answer: D- Since pluralist theory believes that democracy best operates by interest groups competing against each other, it is not deeply concerned with majority rule. Elite theory would object to an actor with no political or government experience being that prominent of a candidate. The other theories would object to there not being a majority.
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