Which is a major shortcoming of a government that is heavily influenced by interest groups?
a. Minority rights will receive more attention than the broader public good.
b. Public policy will be skewed toward the groups that have the largest membership.
c. Political parties will become irrelevant because of greater public support for interest groups.
d. Many people do not have the resources to organize into a group that can influence the government.
d
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According to the textbook, which of the following has been the major area of concern for the Fed since the mid-1970s?
a. the balance of trade b. the Consumer Price Index c. the unemployment rate d. inflation
When discussing the impact that public opinion has on the politics of democratic systems, Barbour and Wright aver that ______.
A. public opinion should be shaped and molded by interest groups before it impacts . politics B. Americans place too much emphasis on the idea that public opinion should shape political outcomes C. most political issues are too esoteric and complex for public opinion to have much influence D. there are good normative and empirical reasons for believing that public opinion does affect politics