Public support for interest groups is varied. James Madison, especially in his Federalist No. 10, argued that
a. interest groups are good for society because they give citizens alternative methods of influencing government.
b. interest groups, because they are dangerous, should be banned by legislation.
c. the latent causes of interest groups are sown in the nature of man.
d. interest groups lead to insurrection in government.
e. interest groups are harmless methods of building camaraderie and fellowship among citizens.
ANS: C
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