During Periods of Rapid Growth in Federal Spending, Such as the New

question 31

Multiple Choice

During periods of rapid growth in federal spending, such as the New Deal of the 1930s and the Great Society of the 1960s, what has been the corresponding response of interest groups?

• A) As funding and services increased, there was far less need for advocacy; thus the number of interest groups decreased.
• B) The number of organized and active interest groups increased significantly in order to advocate for or oppose the government's views.
• C) Interest groups began to merge their organizations into the federal government's bureaucracy.
• D) Interest groups disbanded because, in effect, they had been successful in advocating for the creation of the new funding programs.
• E) There was little discernible difference in the organization or number of interest groups.

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