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CLEP US Government

Category - Interest Groups

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It could be argued that interest groups better represent their constituents than do members of Congress because:
  1. Interest groups are elected from smaller populations than congressional districts.
  2. Citizens are more informed about interest group activity than about congressional action.
  3. Interest group representatives are more honest and conscientious than are members of Congress.
  4. Some constituents will not be ideologically represented by their member of Congress.
  5. Most interest groups represent a wider range of opinions and needs than do members of Congress.
Explanation
Answer: D - Members of Congress cannot truly represent the views of all of their constituents because sometimes the member of Congress and the constituent will disagree on an issue. One way to think about it is that if you are a conservative and your elected representative is a Democrat, then your views are probably not being well represented in Congress. Interest groups, because they do not have geographic boundaries, are free to represent whoever joins them. Presumably you will only join an interest group if you share the interest.
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