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Sometimes, representative democracy is disapprovingly referred to as the ________ theory of

Democracy.
a. institutional
b. elitist
c. popular
d. Aristotelian
e. Jeffersonian

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Representative democracy is disapprovingly referred to as the b) elitist theory of democracy because the government is still technically controlled by a select few "elites" with far more influence.
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