Which of the following conditions would eliminate the free-rider ...

[khang]

Which of the following conditions would eliminate the free-rider problem?
 
  a. if participation in an interest group were mandatory
  b. if members were allowed to vote on matters of concern to the interest group
  c. if the leaders of an interest group were able to set the group's priorities
  d. if an interest group focused on providing benefits to society as a whole

Question 2

Thomas Patterson's observation that today's presidential campaign is essentially a mass media campaign suggests that __________.
 
  a. voters have very little understanding of the campaign apart from what they see and hear in the media
  b. the media exercise considerable influence over a vast number of citizens' votes
  c. campaigns are for the masses and are mediated by political elites
  d. the media control electoral outcomes

[kescobar@64]

Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

a