Al Gore,in his book Assault on Reason (2007),claims that when there is an increase in the power of the government and an increase in the control of the media by the wealthy,there is a corresponding
A) decrease in public participation in political dialogue.
B) decrease in money spent on education.
C) increase in public participation in political dialogue.
D) increase in money spent on education.

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Gore argues that the "mental muscles of democracy have begun to atrophy" because the U.S. government, especially the executive branch, has more power than ever before in history. Also, Americans have become passive consumers of prepackaged information and ideologies controlled by media, especially television, the politics of which is severely slanted by big money. We are losing our autonomous proactive involvement in our own governance.

Al Gore,in His Book Assault on Reason (2007),claims That When