Question

*Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions, constantly form associations... not only commercial and manufacturing... but ... of a thousand other kinds-religious, moral, serious, futile, extensive or restricted, enormous or diminutive - Alexis de Tocquevile*
How does the situation described by Alexis de Tocqueville illustrate political power? select all that apply.
A. Members of associations can be combine resources to pay for lobbying.
B. In a majority-rule political system, larger numbers gain influence.
C. Association members are allowed to cast multiple votes in elections.
D. Legislators are constitutionally required to meet with the heads of associations.

Answer 1

A and B because the quote explains that large groups of people got together to form associations so A and B both make sense for the question

Answer 2

I believe the answer is: 
A. Members of associations can be combine resources to pay for lobbying.
B. In a majority-rule political system, larger numbers gain influence.

For example, let say that you owned a tobacco company.

Currently, your profit is plumetted due to the regulations that require the customers to be 18 years or older to legally buy ciggarates.

In order to solve this issue, you can form interest groups to fund and lobby a certain government representative that would help you eliminate such regulations when they got elected.