Candidates and elected officials are sensitive to what the public thinks

Which of the following statements about electoral politics in Brazil is NOT true?

a. Brazil has a high voter turnout. b. Party identification is low among Brazilian voters. c. Brazilian parties are entitled to an amount of free air time, on both radio and television, in proportion to their number of votes in the last election, although candidates can gain more access through community radio stations that family members may own. d. Just as in the United States, the boundaries of electoral districts in Brazil vary from state to state in Brazil so that all districts have a roughly equal number of residents. e. Voting is compulsory in Brazil

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.