Individual Lobbies Spend Vast Sums as They Try to Influence

​Which of the following is not a role of interest groups? A)​Representation B)​​Program monitoring C)​Agenda building D)Electing their members to public office E)​All of these choices are roles of interest groups.

Which of the following is not an argument made by the authors for why interest groups benefit our political system? A)Interest groups represent people before government. B)Interest groups always form when the corresponding need for them develops. C)Interest groups are vehicles for political participation. D)Interest groups educate their members, the public at large, and government officials. E)Interest groups bring new issues into the political limelight.