James Madison's Solution to the Problem of Factions (Special Interests)has,in

question 22

Multiple Choice

James Madison's solution to the problem of factions (special interests) has,in the modern policy process,actually contributed to the problem by

• A)suppressing the claims of special interests,thereby making it more difficult for them to get their opinions heard by officials.
• B)resulting in a fragmentation of authority among policymakers,thereby providing groups more opportunities to get their way.
• C)eroding the strength of political parties,thereby increasing the opportunity for group influence.
• D)weakening the legislative branch,thereby allowing groups to bully Congress into accepting their demands.
• E)eroding the power of the mass media,thereby increasing the opportunity for group influence.

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Definitions:

r Values

A measure of the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables, ranging from -1 to 1.

Hypotheses Testing

A statistical method used to determine whether there is enough evidence in a sample of data to infer that a certain condition is true for the entire population.

r Values

r Values, often denoted as the correlation coefficient, measure the strength and direction of a linear relationship between two variables.

Spearman Rank Correlation

A non-parametric measure of correlation that assesses the strength and direction of the association between two ranked variables, useful for ordinal data.