The Rapid Increase in the Number and Variety of Interest

question 48

Multiple Choice

 The rapid increase in the number and variety of interest groups and their enlarged role in government are 

• A) an unintended consequence of federalism. 
• B) a rational response to the fact that elected officials can tend to only a few things. 
• C) the inevitable result of a two-party system. 
• D) the primary cause of increased voter turnout. 
• E) the primary cause of divided government.

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Definitions:

Pressures

Forces that influence or urge someone to act or behave in a certain way.

Direct Commands

Instructions given clearly and unequivocally, expecting immediate compliance.

Compliance

When people yield to social pressure in their public behavior, even though their private beliefs have not changed.

Obedience

The act of following the directives of authority figures.