A person who is employed by and acts for an organized interest group or corporation to influence policy decisions and positions in the executive and legislative branches is known as a lobbyist
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Each participant, whether the bureaucracy, Congress, or the media, always plays as one player seeking a shared goal
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following would not be a federal case?
a. A constitutional law case b. A case involving a federal treaty c. An admiralty case d. A violent murder case
Caps on the amount of air pollutants a factory is allowed to release is an example of:
A. Protective regulatory policy B. Competitive regulatory policy C. Distributive policy D. Redistributive policy
The example that Barbour and Wright employ to illustrate the influence of interest groups on American domestic policymaking is that the rules for ______.
a. student loan eligibility should probably be loosened but have not been because major banks object b. purchasing guns ought to be strengthened but have not been due to the National Rifle Association (NRA)’s lobbying c. Social Security eligibility should likely be tightened but have not been due to AARP’s efforts d. automotive emissions ought to be eased but have not due to outcry from car manufacturers e. Medicare and Medicaid should be revamped but have not due to lobbying from AARP