Which of the following is true of the Internet's effect on ...

[Yolanda]

Which of the following is true of the Internet's effect
 
  on interest groups?
  a. The Internet has made interest groups irrelevant in modern politics.
  b. The Internet has eliminated the incentive for people to be free riders.
  c. The Internet has raised operational costs for interest groups.
  d. The Internet has made it easier for interest groups to recruit members.

Question 2

Central to the free-rider problem is the fact that:
 
  a. it is relatively easy to organize groups of like-minded people for action.
  b. interest groups are most likely to develop in systems that provide people multiple points of access to influence policy.
  c. interest groups often focus on a particular area of policy at the exclusion of others.
  d. people want the benefits of an interest group's effort without having to join it.

[samiel-sayed]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: d

Answer to Question 2

Answer: d