A Criticism of Interest Group Pluralism Is

question 42

Multiple Choice

A criticism of interest group pluralism is

• A)its inherent propensity for compromise, the character of which tends to be antidemocratic.
• B)its class bias in favor of those with greater financial resources.
• C)that its ideals are too closely associated with Marxist-Leninist ideology and are therefore unacceptable to the majority of Americans.
• D)that it gives too much influence to religious organizations and therefore threatens the separation of church and state.

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Definitions:

Polyphenism

A trait for which multiple, discrete phenotypes can arise from a single genotype, depending on environmental circumstances.

Environmental Cue

A signal from the environment that triggers a physiological or behavioral response in an organism.

Deleterious Version

Refers to a harmful version of a gene or allele that can negatively affect the fitness or survival of an organism.

Mobile Genetic Elements

Segments of DNA that can move or copy themselves from one location to another within a genome.