The existence of interest groups poses challenges to democracy in which of the following ways?
A. It demonstrates the validity of the pluralist model.
B. It demonstrates the validity of the majoritarian model.
C. It guarantees that small groups have no particular advantage.
D. It appears that the upper classes often dominate interest groups.
E. It contradicts many tenets of the Bill of Rights.
Answer: D
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A) functioning as a spiritual and political leader B) creating policies and laws C) interpreting the constitutionality of laws D) supervising military and foreign affairs
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A) executive B) legislative C) franking D) judicial E) bureaucratic
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Why is there a sense that the current SCOTUS is political and why?
What will be an ideal response?