The Fact That Interest Groups Favor the Wealthy and Well

question 67

Multiple Choice

The fact that interest groups favor the wealthy and well educated can be understood as a reflection of what dilemma in American politics?

• A)Liberty is often inconsistent with equality.
• B)Democracy has not been helpful in reducing the number of factions.
• C)There are no efficient means of organizing the working class in the United States.
• D)Organized associations and groups tend to inhibit freedom.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.

Deduction Theorem

A principle in logic stating that if a particular conclusion can be logically derived from a set of premises, then the implication of these premises leading to that conclusion is also true.

Gender Discrimination

Involves rewarding men and women differently for the same work.

Pleasure Principle

A psychoanalytic concept suggesting that individuals seek pleasure and avoid pain to satisfy their biological and psychological needs.