How do lobbyists seek to persuadelegislators to support certain policies?

What will be an ideal response?


An ideal response will:
1. Explain that legislators are most willing to listen to the ideas of those who have supported their election campaigns.
2. Describe the ability of lobbyists to bring information and expertise to members of Congress. This expertise helps legislators better understand the issues and better defend their policy positions.
3. Describe the ability of lobbyists to provide ideas for new policy initiatives and drafts of potential legislation for the legislator to consider. This helps both the lobbyist and the legislator.

Political Science

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In ____________, the Supreme Court upheld application of the federal antipolygamy statute to a Mormon who claimed it was his religious duty to have several wives

a. Douglas v. City of Jeanette (1943) b. Reynolds v. United States (1879) c. Torcaso v. Watkins (1961) d. None of the above is true.

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Shared policies refer to a. those in which the member states cooperate independently of any direction from the EU

b. those in which the EU cooperates with the United States. c. areas in which the EU cooperates with Russia. d. areas in which the EU provides seed money, generates ideas and/or cajoles member states to take action, but policy making basically remains at the national level. e. areas in which the EU cooperates with other international organizations.

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Widespread sympathy can be generated by bringing grievances to national attention, especially __________

A) when scholars monitor those grievances B) when only small town politicians are involved C) when the media watch D) if the church becomes involved

Political Science

Research investigating the linguistic advantages of text messaging is conducted with the second goal of psychological research in mind

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Political Science