Pluralists believe that interest groups ______.
a. are making American democracy elitist
b. give more power to citizens and enhance democratic life
c. are good for democracy only if they are public but that economic and equal opportunity interest groups weaken democracy
d. are too widespread in American society
e. have taken away power from citizens and have weakened democracy
b. give more power to citizens and enhance democratic life
You might also like to view...
According to the text, one of the most common function of lobbyists is to
A) provide information and ideas to members of Congress. B) recruit former officeholders to help with public relations. C) convert members of Congress to the point of view the lobbyists represent. D) actually introduce new legislation. E) raise funds for preferred political candidates.
Over the past decade or so, Texas's political figures have been pushing for a shift in power
A) away from the federal government. B) toward the federal government. C) that is evenly divided. D) that is more unitary.