Political scientist Robert Dahl, in confronting the question of how a democratic system works amid an inequality of resources, focused his attention on the theory of ______.

Special districts are created when ______ petition for their creation.

a. corporations b. legislators c. city councils d. citizens

______, a technique of gathering information about problems and studying proposals, can bring greater clarity to public policymaking.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).