What Is One of the Reasons That Interest Groups Have

question 27

Multiple Choice

What is one of the reasons that interest groups have proliferated over the past half century?

• A)Developments in technology made interest group activities easier.
• B)The increasing power of political parties led to more interest group formation.
• C)A decrease in the scope of government brought out interest groups seeking to protect their interests.-Consider This: In reality,the increase in government activity has produced an increase in interest group activities by creating more points of access.
• D)Legal restrictions on lobbying activities were lifted as part of the New Deal.

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Definitions:

Familism

The belief that family members should support one another, sacrificing individual freedom and success, if necessary, in order to preserve family unity and protect the family from outside forces.

Individual Freedom

Refers to the rights and freedoms that allow an individual to act and make decisions without external constraints or coercion.

Ethnic Connectedness

Describes the level of attachment and belongingness an individual feels towards their ethnic group.

Peer Pressure

Encouragement to conform to one’s friends or contemporaries in behavior, dress, and attitude; usually considered a negative force, as when adolescent peers encourage one another to defy adult authority.