Author Question: Between 1960 and 2007, the number of official associations (interest groups) increased by about ... (Read 27 times)

abern · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Between 1960 and 2007, the number of official associations (interest groups) increased by about

a. 20 percent.
b. 60 percent.
c. 150 percent.
d. 300 percent.
e. 400 percent.

Question 2

During periods of rapid growth in federal spending, such as the New Deal of the 1930s and the Great Society of the 1960s, what has been the corresponding response of interest groups?

a. Since funding and services increased there was far less need for advocacy, thus the number of interest groups decreased.
b. The number of organized and active interest groups increased significantly in order to advocate for specific economic, ideological, and political issues.
c. Interest groups began to merge their organizations into the federal governments bureaucracy.
d. Interest groups disbanded because, in effect, they had been successful in advocating for the creation of the new funding programs.
e. There was little discernible difference in the organization or number of interest groups.