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SO00 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Why do small groups have an organizational advantage over large groups?

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Discuss James Madison's views on factions, as expressed in Federalist No. 10, and how he would respond to the tremendous growth in the number of interest groups actively lobbying in Washington, D.C., over the past several decades.

What will be an ideal response?

chinwesucks · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 10, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Note that interest groups must deal with the free rider problem, whereby potential members may fail to join a group because they can get the benefit sought by the group without contributing to the effort.
2. Explain that small organizations have an advantage because any individual's share of the collective good may be great enough to make it rational for him or her to join.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that Madison was distrustful of factions, defined as groups of people with similar political interestsvery similar to what we would call interest groups today.
2. Explain that Madison believed that government could be designed so that no single faction becomes too dominant by dividing power between the state and local governments and among the branches of government.
3. Conclude that Madison would likely be disheartened by the proliferation of groups, some of whom are very powerful.