Author Question: Which of the following would be expected to have the greatest difficulty in forming an effective ... (Read 12 times)

Davideckstein7 · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which of the following would be expected to have the greatest difficulty in forming an effective organization, according to the rational choice view of interest group formation?

a. Persons concerned about wilderness preservation
b. Professional plumbers who are required by law to join a guild in order to be licensed
c. Auto workers who can require all such workers to pay union dues through payroll deduction
d. All of the above will have great difficulty.

Question 2

Which theory of interest group formation is the most optimistic about the extent to which interest groups can be representative of the society as a whole?

a. Pluralism
b. Rational choice
c. Elitism
d. All are equally optimistic.