Because everyone can take advantage of so-called public goods without necessarily contributing to them, such goods tend to be which of the following?

Why do interest groups typically offer material benefits to their members?

a. to foster greater diversity among group members b. to encourage only the most committed supporters to become involved c. to discourage members from joining more than one interest group d. to overcome the free rider problem

The 1965 Voting Rights Act authorized the Justice Department, under certain circumstances, to send federal officers into communities to directly register voters. This policy is which of the following?

a. perfectly consistent with the Antifederalist policies as espoused by Patrick Henry b. inconsistent with Jefferson’s conception of ordered liberty c. unconstitutional as held by the Supreme Court in Johnson v. Texas d. consistent with Madison’s proposed national veto over objectionable state laws