Political Science · Comparative Political Analysis
Consider the following statements and choose the correct option.
- Statement I: The 'iron law of oligarchy' thesis was developed by Robert Michels
- Statement II: The iron law of oligarchy was formulated on the basis of a study of the German Social Democratic Party
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct — Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
Explanation
★Both statements are correct, so the answer is that Statement I and Statement II are both true.
★Robert Michels developed the iron law of oligarchy.
★It holds that every organisation, however democratic, tends to be ruled by a small elite.
★He based the thesis on a close study of the German Social Democratic Party.
★Even this party of mass democracy, he found, was run by a small leadership.
★Power, expertise and organisation, he argued, always concentrate in a few hands.
★So both the author and the source of the study are correctly stated.
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