LOBBYING AND OTHER TACTICS
What will be an ideal response?
Members of Congress value lobbyists because of the resources they provide, like electoral support in the form of campaign contributions and information.
Opportunities for lobbying Congress have increased in recent years due to rule changes that make individual members more important.
The expansion of the federal bureaucracy greatly increased lobbying aimed at cabinet departments and executive agencies.
Small groups of experts called issue networks may dominate policy creation and implementation.
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In 1998, the Supreme Court struck down the________________ law, declaring it unconstitutional, because Congress did not have the constitutional authority to hand that power to the President.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
When India obtained nuclear capabilities it raised the cost of war for its adversaries. At least in part because of this India has not been attacked in a major war since. This is an example of
A) balancing. B) collective security. C) compellence. D) deterrence. E) preemption.
In the 1890s, the U.S. immigrant population was __________
a. greater than now as a percentage of the overall population b. less than now as a percentage of the overall population c. mostly from Eastern European countries d. mostly from Latin and South American countries
The Supreme Court has adopted the doctrine of _____________ as a method of deciding whether certain provisions of the Bill of Rights are applicable to the States
a. total incorporation b. selective incorporation c. incorporation plus d. None of the above is true.