Public Support for Interest Groups Is Varied

question 11

Multiple Choice

Public support for interest groups is varied. James Madison, especially in his Federalist No. 10, argued that

• A) interest groups are good for society because they give citizens alternative methods of influencing government.
• B) interest groups, because they are dangerous, should be banned by legislation.
• C) interest groups could not be eliminated without destroying liberty itself.
• D) interest groups lead to insurrection in government.
• E) interest groups are harmless methods of building camaraderie and fellowship among citizens.

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