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根据以下材料，回答题Giventhefactthateachpersonisonlyoneofapproximately90millionvotersinthiscountry,doesitmakesensetobelievethatoneperson'sparticipation,onevote,willhaveanyimpactonamajorelection?Simplytoraisethequestion"Whatifeveryonefeltthesameway?"doesnotremovethelingeringimpressionthatasinglepersonismadetofeelinsignificantbytheenormousnumberofpeoplewhodogotothepolls,especiallyinanationalelection.
Supportersoftherulingelitetheoryinsistthateventhoughvotersaregivenachoiceamongcandidates,theirchoiceisrestrictedtoanarrowrangeofsimilarmindedindividualsapprovedbytherulingelite.Electionsdonotexpresswhatmostpeoplewantorneed,nordotheyprovideguidanceforpoliticians(eveniftheywantit)onwhatpoliciestoenact.Inthisview,electionsareprimarilyjustritualsthatperformasymbolicfunctionforsociety.
Still,sincemostpeoplecontinuetoshowfacesatthepollsatonetimeoranother,whatargumentscanbemadeinfavorofvoting?Oneargumentisthatvotingdoeshavesignificance,ifnotinindividualimpact,theningrouppressure.Becausecitizenscollectivelyhavethepowertogiveorwithholdvotes,theydirectlycontroltheterminofficeofelectedofficials.Evenifthechoiceisbe-tweenTweedledeeandTweedledum,Tweedledeeknowsthatonemustbeaccountableandthisisfixedbylaw,andthatminimallyheorshemuststrivetoavoiddispleasingtheconstituentstolosethejob.
Butperhapspoliticaleffectivenessandimpactinvotingarenottheonlyconsiderationanyway.Peopledonotvoteonlytoinfluencepolicy.Millionsgototheefforttoregisterandvoteforavarie-tyofotherreasonsaswell.Somepeoplemayparticipatejusttoavoidfeelingguiltyaboutnotvoting.Theymayhavebeentaughtthatistheirpatrioticdutytovoteandthattheyhavenorighttocomplainabouttheoutcomeiftheystayathome.Stillothersmayvotetoderivesatisfactionfromfeelingthattheyaresomehowparticipants,notjustspectators,inanexcitingelectoralcontest.
Eveniftheironevotemaynotbecrucialtotheoutcome,itneverthelessaffirmstheirroleinandsupportforthepoliticalprocess.Indeed,perhapsitisthisf'malneedthatfuelsthedesireforfulldemocraticparticipationamongpeopleinmanynationsoftheworld.
Whatisthetruenatureofelectionsaccordingtotherulingelitetheory? A．Theyareroutinepracticesinamodemsociety.
B．Theyarepoliticalgatheringforasmallnumberofpeople.
C．Theyaredeceptiveschemesmanipulatedbytherulingparty.
D．Theyarechancesforthosewhowanttouttertheirwishes.
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