In Europe, interest groups
A) do not exist.
B) often form political parties.
C) exist but are not as powerful as in the United States.
D) have the same role and power as in the United States.
E) do not have the same constitutional protection that they have in the United States and are frequently persecuted.
Ans: B) often form political parties.
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