Efforts to restrict lobbying, such as the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007, have been a challenge because
A) lobbyists often find loopholes in lobbying legislation.
B) members of Congress refuse to move forward with lobbying reforms.
C) the public generally opposes legislation aimed at restricting lobbying.
D) the president often opposes lobbying restrictions.
E) reforms have directly resulted in increased taxes, which are politically unpopular.
A
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The term bureaucratic rings refers to the
a. clientelistic networks established by private interests and mid-level bureaucrats. b. organizational structure of the Brazilian bureaucracy. c. close links between private interests, mid-level bureaucrats, and legislators. d. close links between domestic private interests, foreign commercial interests, and legislators. e. clientelistic networks established between foreign commercial interests and mid-level bureaucrats.
News Clip 7.2: President Trump's Border Wall AddressClick on the above link to access the Interactive eBook. Once you've signed in, scroll to page 326 and watch the video. When you've finished watching the video, come back to the test and answer the following questions:President Trump blames Congressional democrats for not passing a bill to provide border wall funding.
A. True B. False