How Well Do Interest Groups Serve the Needs of the Average

question 14

Multiple Choice

How well do interest groups serve the needs of the average citizen?

• A)The small businessperson, the poorly informed citizen, and minority groups with little money tend to be represented by interest groups, whether they know it or not and therefore are rarely lost in the push and pull of larger interests and government.
• B)The small businessperson, the poorly informed citizen, and minority groups acquire large stores of money, thus resisting the possibility of being lost in the push and pull of larger interests and government.
• C)The large businessperson, the well informed citizen, and well-represented groups with extensive cash access are still just as often as not lost in the push and pull of other larger interests and government.
• D)The small businessperson, the poorly informed citizen, and minority groups with little money tend to get lost in the push and pull of larger interests and government.

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Definitions:

Pre-Post Design

A research method that involves measuring certain variables before and after an intervention to assess the changes that occur as a result of the intervention.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the treatment being tested, used as a benchmark to measure the effect of the treatment.

Data Collection Method

Techniques or procedures used to gather information or data for analysis in research, studies, or evaluations.

Kirkpatrick's Hierarchical Evaluation Model

A framework that assesses training programs through four levels: reaction, learning, behavior, and results, to measure their effectiveness.