Question ID:PT70 S1 Q23 Passage:Columnist: Although most people favor the bill and the bill does not violate anyone's basic human rights, it will not be passed for many years, if at all; nor will any similar bill. Those people who would be adversely affected were it to become law are very influential. This shows that, if this country is a democracy at all, it is not a well-functioning one. Stem:Which one of the following principles, if valid, most helps to justify the columnist's reasoning? Correct Answer Choice:EChoice A:In a well-functioning democracy, any bill that would benefit most people will be passed into law within a few years if it does not violate anyone's basic human rights. Choice B:If a democracy is well functioning, then any bill that is opposed by influential people but favored by most other people will eventually pass into law. Choice C:In a well-functioning democracy, a bill that is favored by most people will become law within a few years only if those who oppose it are not very influential. Choice D:Any bill passed into law in a well-functioning democracy will be favored by most people and be consistent with individuals' basic human rights. Choice E:A bill that most people favor will be passed promptly into law in a well-functioning democracy if the bill does not violate anyone's basic human rights.