What is the most likely explanation for the pattern or trend described in your answer the question seven?

During the New Deal period

A) foreign policy was mainly non-partisan. B) Republicans disagreed with U.S. involvement in World War II. C) the Cold War was ended. D) Republicans never won the presidency. E) None of the above

Pluralism contends that, on most issues,

A. the diverse nature of the citizenry enhances the democratic process in policymaking. B. corporate elites have more control over economic policy than do "the politicians in the visible government." C. the will of the majority of the voting public determines government policy. D. true authority lies with the elected politicians, and not with the public that put them in office. E. it is the preferences of special interests that largely determine what government does.