______ Are Interest Groups That Try to Influence Government to Produce

question 36

Multiple Choice

______ are interest groups that try to influence government to produce collective goods or services that benefit the general public.

• A) Equal opportunity interest groups
• B) Public interest groups
• C) Government interest groups
• D) Economic interest groups
• E) Foreign interest groups

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