The Fact That Interest Groups Vary Widely in Wealth and How

question 9

Multiple Choice

The fact that interest groups vary widely in wealth and how readily they can be organized for action combined with policy gridlock and political paralysis raises concerns that ______.

• A) successful lobbying subverts the basic principles of democratic equality and majority rule
• B) successful lobbying enhances the power of the executive branch at the expense of the legislature
• C) there are too many constitutional protections for lobbyists and not enough protections for ordinary citizens
• D) the panoply of interest groups creates equal outcomes because the government tries to minimize conflicts

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