Suppose the National Council of Star Trek Fans (NCSTF) lobbies Congress to adopt Klingon as a second national language. Since all fans of the franchise, not just members who pay dues, would benefit from the Council’s success, the NCSTF faces a common hurdle of interest groups called
a. grasstops.
b. ideological factions.
c. selective incentives.
d. the free-rider problem.
e. the soft money problem.
ANS: D
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