alleryWhat term did Robert Dahl and others use for representative democracy?
APolyarchy
BOligarchy
CTheocracy
DPlutocracy
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Polyarchy
Robert Dahl and other theorists described representative democracy as polyarchy, meaning rule by many.
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