In the government, many public policy decisions are made by elected officials who

Elected officials make decisions that affect the public, but they may not personally experience the same financial pressures as the people affected by those decisions. That makes D, “don’t face the same economic pressures as the individuals who are impacted,” the best answer. The other choices make absolute claims about what officials always do, what directly affects them, or what policies they support.

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