A four-year study revealed that the most common outcome of lobbying is
A. dramatically reduced regulatory control by executive agencies.
B. incumbents being unseated from office.
C. maintenance of the status quo.
D. passage of new and influential legislation.
E. reduction in the power of executive agencies.
Answer: C
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A. drug laws B. property crime laws C. white-collar crime laws D. rape laws
Why does dealing with the policy challenges of Medicare and Social Security create a prisoner's dilemma?
A. The benefits awarded by these programs are not regulated in any way, so seniors consume a large share of the federal economy. B. The transaction costs of reaching a deal are high because there are so many actors who will want to be involved. C. Finding a focal point to start the discussions is a very real challenge and with neither side knowing where to start the conversation. D. Each side knows that they could benefit from reaching a landmark entitlement reform deal if they could just trust the other side to cooperate.