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Duplication
Put as much of the question in the stem as possible,
rather than duplicating material in each of the options. (Gronlund
1988)
A : Weak question
Theorists of pluralism have asserted which of the following?
- The maintenance of democracy requires a large middle class.
- The maintenance of democracy requires autonomous centres
of contervailing power.
- The maintenance of democracy requires the existence of a
multiplicity of religious groups.
- The maintenance of democracy requires a predominantly urban
population.
- The maintenance of democracy requires the separation of
governmental powers.
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B : Improved question
Theorists of pluralism have asserted that the maintenance of
democracy requires
- a large middle class
- autonomous centres of contervailing power
- the existence of a multiplicity of religious groups
- a predominantly urban population
- the separation of governmental powers
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| Question from GRE Sociology test book - 1997-1999 |
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