The Main Reason Special Interest Groups Are Able to Get

question 102

Multiple Choice

The main reason special interest groups are able to get costly programs enacted that favor their interests is that

• A)politicians are corrupt.
• B)those in special interest groups have no morals.
• C)many politicians are members of such special interest groups, and they have similar interests.
• D)program costs are spread out, so individuals have little incentive to lobby against such programs.
• E)special interest group representatives are very persuasive, and they convince the majority of voters of the need for such programs.

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