Question

One negative effect of interest groups is that politicians today cater to the wants and needs of interest groups instead of to the needs of the public. This effect is called __________.

Answer 1

This effect would be called lobbying.

When we have interest groups, they usually lobbby for a certain idea to get promoted in comparison to other ideas being promoted. This is very damaging for the democratic progress.

Answer 2

The correct answer for the question that is being presented above is this one: "Pluralism." One negative effect of interest groups is that politicians today cater to the wants and needs of interest groups instead of to the needs of the public. This effect is called pluralism.