A continuing problem for interest groups is the free-rider problem. A free-rider is one who enjoys the benefits of a group but does not join it. An example is a worker who does not join a labor union but still receives the benefits to belong to the organization. (This is called a closed shop.) Many states have passed right-to-work laws that forbid a closed shop. Should people who enjoy the benefits of a union be required to join? Can a union be effective if people are not required to join?

The fighting over the land in palestine is between?

The music of the baroque period is the first to be among the musical pieces that people today are generally familiar with

Which of the following episodes led to widespread charges that president reagan was not in adequate control? a. the u.s. retreat from lebanon after the bombing deaths of 241 u.s. marines as they lay sleeping in their barracks near beirut b. the trading of arms for hostages and the illegal funding of a right-wing insurgency in the iran-contra affair c. the sale of millions of acres of public lands to private corporations by the department of interior d. the proposal to congress, year after year, of federal budgets with huge deficits that ultimately ended up tripling the national debt