A ?communication by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a governmental decision maker with the hope of influencing his or her decision? is a definition of

A misdemeanor is a serious crime, the penalty for which can range from imprisonment in a penitentiary for more than a year to death

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Elite theory

A. implies that the president must come from the party that holds the majority in Congress. B. emphasizes governmental control over economic policy, but not social institutions. C. is viewed by political scientists as a theory that works well as a description of both how democracies should function and how democracies actually do function. D. indicates that a single ruler controls all aspects of the government, but not economic and social institutions. E. is the perspective that society is ruled by a small number of people who exercise power to further their self-interests.