42. Based upon the passage, with which of the following statements would the author most likely agree?
(A) Responsive pluralism is a proper framework for an analysis of political representation in the United States
(B) Minority advancement in officeholding has been hampered by stratified pluralism
(C) Political elites have always been willing to form a coalition with any group possessive of votes
(D) Even if the democratic rights of citizenship were not formally recognized by the polity, racial minorities were still able to compete as players in the electoral arena.
(E) Ever since the democratic rights of citizenship were formally recognized by the polity, there have been widespread and efficacious minority officeholding.