Why Do Some Researchers Not Believe That Interest Group Involvement

question 42

Multiple Choice

Why do some researchers not believe that interest group involvement in direct democracy initiatives is a major problem?

• A) Interest groups only get involved in a few issues, and therefore have little effect on general policy.
• B) Interest groups are too small to have major effects on public policy.
• C) Interest groups on both sides of an issue run ads, so they cancel each other out and don't have much effect on voters' preferences.
• D) Interest groups are generally disliked by Americans, who see through their arguments very easily.
• E) Interest groups are not allowed to get involved in direct democracy following the case Baumgartner v. Jones (1993).

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