Author Question: The free-rider barrier to group membership is the idea that individuals will not join interest ... (Read 59 times)

sabina · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

The free-rider barrier to group membership is the idea that individuals will not join interest groups unless they get something for free.

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Question 2

What has happened to the size of the federal bureaucracy over the course of the twentieth century? Why did this happen?

What will be an ideal response?

catron30 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 9, 2018

Answer to Question 1

FALSE

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Explain that the bureaucracy started with just a few departments at the time of the nation's founding and has since expanded dramatically, with much growth occurring in the twentieth century. Since WWII, the size of the federal bureaucracy has leveled off. While the number of government employees has declined in the latter half of the twentieth century, spending has increased.
2, Identify and explain factors that led to the creation of new government agencies, including population growth, industrialization, urbanization, economic problems, and involvement in wars.
3, Provide one or more examples to illustrate the needs that government agencies were created to fill, such as those designed to bring the United States out of the Great Depression.