Public Choice Theorists Argue That Special Interest Groups Are Important

question 44

Multiple Choice

Public choice theorists argue that special interest groups are important to legislators because they:

• A) may be able to influence how their members vote.
• B) raise the cost to legislators of determining how people may vote.
• C) represent the close friends of the legislators.
• D) operate from a public interest perspective.

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Definitions:

Habits

Regular practices or routines that are hard to give up and often performed unconsciously.

Automatic System

A type of processing that occurs with little to no conscious thought, often quick and intuitive.

Deliberate System

A cognitive process characterized by slow, logical, and conscious thinking, often involved in making well-thought-out decisions.

Entity Theorist

An individual who believes that personal attributes, like intelligence or ability, are fixed and cannot be changed through effort.