Provide an Illustration of the Problem of Whether Interest Groups

question 26

Multiple Choice

Provide an illustration of the problem of whether interest groups really speak for all their members or for a small, militant minority.

• A)Muslim Americans find it nearly impossible to form interest groups of any influence, at all, such that the few which achieve influence tend to speak only for the power elite among them.
• B)The Roman Catholic hierarchy takes positions on contraception and abortion that many ordinary Catholics do not.
• C)Jewish organizations are weaker supporters than most American Jews.
• D)Christian Evangelical organizations take extremely diverse positions, such that their voices are evenly balanced across their supporters.

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