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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Regarding the role of self-interest in the positions that people take on important issues, it is safest to say that
A. the self-interest of individuals is usually a complete guide to their actions. B. economic self-interest may be important but is usually not the only guide to people's actions. C. organizational self-interest rather than economic self-interest is usually the best guide to people's actions. D. political preferences can be predicted invariably by knowing an individual's economic or organizational position. E. self-interest is rarely an important factor in understanding political attitudes and behavior.
Two solutions for dealing with Social Security sustainability are raising the retirement age and reducing benefit levels. Why might these solutions be problematic, and what groups(s) might object to them?
What will be an ideal response?