Do you think interest groups should be allowed to influence government? Or do
you think that there are issues with this? Why? Please help me!!!

Answer:

Interest groups have both their opponents and supporters. The critics maintain that they only give those who have considerable wealth and power additional political influence and that the tactics used and the money available corrupts the political process. The defenders argue, on the other hand, that the system is much more open than in the past and point to the effective lobbying that groups representing women, minorities, and older adults are able to do. They claim that instances of corruption are the rare exceptions, and they champion interest groups as a vehicle for Americans to petition the government. As in other areas, however, this First Amendment guarantee is not absolute. The courts have ruled that limitations on lobbying are legitimate because its goal is to directly influence legislation.

Controls over lobbying

Lobbyists are required to register with the clerk of the House and the secretary of the Senate and indicate what group they are representing, the amount of their salary or compensation, and what types of expenses are reimbursed to them. They also have to file quarterly financial statements. These controls, which admittedly have not been effective in limiting abuse, date from the 1946 Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act. In addition, lobbyists who represent foreign governments or corporations must register with the Justice Department as agents of those countries.

Congress has also attempted to slow down the so-called "revolving door" by which an official begins to lobby his or her colleagues immediately after leaving a government position. Under the 1978 Ethics in Government Act, senior executive branch officials cannot lobby federal agencies on a matter that fell within their scope of responsibility for two years after leaving government service. In addition, they are prohibited from lobbying anyone in their former agency 1) on any issue for one year and 2) forever on matters that they were involved in.

The success of lobbyists depends on their personal ties with those in government. Those relationships were often cemented with gifts that could range from tickets to a football game to weekends at resort hotels. Reforms adopted in 1995, banned all gifts to members of the House and put limits on the value of gifts to senators. The legislation also required lobbyists to disclose the issues and bills they worked on and the branches of government they contacted. Stricter rules regarding lobbying were also adopted by Congress in 2007 in response to highly publicized scandals. The Senate now bars all gifts from lobbyists, lobbyists are required to disclose payments to organizations controlled by or named for a member of Congress, and "bundled" contributions from lobbyists are more closely scrutinized.

Control of political action committees

Many Americans are concerned with the amount of money PACs raise and give to candidates. The public interest group Common Cause believes PACs should be abolished altogether. Short of this step, there are proposals to reduce the amount of money an individual PAC can contribute to a candidate or the total amount the candidate can accept from all PACs. Expanding federal financing of elections to include congressional races or making some provision for the government to underwrite certain types of campaign expenses would also limit the importance of PACs. For obvious reasons, Congress has not been very willing to tackle this problem.

Explanation:

Describe one reason how the ancient Greeks modified their environment
to survive

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After John Brown was tried, convicted, and hanged, many Northerners
attacked the prison where he had been held.
considered him a hero of the antislavery cause.
feared others would embrace violence as he had.
worried about the admiration that surrounded him.

Which of these describes the location of the Gulf of Mexico?
O West of New Orleans
O South of Great Britain
O South of West Florida
O East of East Florida​

Based on the map, which of these places is in the center of banking activities?

1. Write 3–5 sentences explaining the contest theme in the context of modern world history between 1750 and 1945.

Which of the following factors was not a major cause of World War I?

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Puritan culture dominated the New England colonies.
O True
O False

Which statement best describes Germany's overall military strategy at the beginning of World War 1?

8) On April 19, 1775 the American Revolution began with fighting in which colony?
a) Virginia
b) Massachusetts
c) New York
d) Pennsylvania

4. Roanoke Island lies off the coast of what is now South Carolina.

What kind of citizens were most likely to support the Democrat Republican party?​

The _________________________ was a gathering of delegates who got together in Philadelphia to decide what to do about the British.

A Mayflower Compact
B Constitutional Convention
C Treaty of Paris
D Continental Congress

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what was the counter reformation
a. series of actions by the protestant church intended to separate the church and state
b. A series of actions by the Catholic Church intended to spread and defend the Catholic faith
c. movement movement led by Martin Luther with the goal of reform in a church
d. movement movement led by the Catholic Church with the goal of electing a new pope

Which statement best describes the clothes worn by the women of the Heian aristocracy?
O They were imported to Japan from China and Korea.
O They were made from cotton grown on Japanese farms.
O They were made from silk and followed Chinese patterns.
They were inspired by figures appearing in Japanese sculpture.

HELP PLZ Which statement best explains how the Scientific Revolution changed ways of thinking?
A. The Scientific Revolution changed people’s understanding of the world.

B. The Scientific Revolution caused people to question their religious beliefs.

C. The Scientific Revolution brought back ideas like humanism and realism.

D. The Scientific Revolution resulted in a revival of classical ways of thinking.

Please match the word to the correct definition.

Question 1 options:

Method of duplicating written word, was invented by Johannes Gutenberg


A one-sided notice used for the rapid spread of information and notices


smaller than a book, printed to cover a single topic


A means of communicating news and information

1.
Printing Press

2.
Broadsides

3.
Newspapers

4.
Pamphlets

Which of the following items did Classical China introduce to the west by way of the
Silk Road?
O Porcelain
O wheel
O hospitals
O iron

In what ways did the railroad companies use
their power to hurt farmers?

Which of the following are processes by which state judges can be removed from office? i. Impeachment by state legislature ii. Removal by state supreme court iii. Impeachment by state governor A. i only B. i and ii only C. ii and ii only D. i, ii, and iii Please select the best answer from the choices provided A B C D

Christians believe that Jesus is the son of God, both fully God and fully man

What was the effect of Cabral being blown off course?

He discovered South America.
He and his crew were never heard from again.
He discovered a new island for Portugal.

Read the information below and answer the question.



Magna Carta

English Bill of Rights



What idea from these documents influenced the development of government in the American colonies?

A.Governments should not have kings.


B.Governments should not have legislative bodies.


C.Governments should grant citizens specific rights.


D.Governments should allow leaders to have specific powers.

Read the four statements below. Which two statements accurately explain why the British government believed that it was fair to increase the taxes on American colonists? 1. The British government considered the American colonists to be their slaves. 2. The British government use some tax revenue to defend the American colonist. 3. The British government taxed British citizens at a higher rates than the American colonists. 4. the British government wanted to punish the American colonists were seeking Independence.

What do you predict could be Some issues the different states might face when working together to Make a national constitution? ?​

How were the different people depicted in the engraving in the tobacco industry?

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What Buddhist belief did the Japanese adopt?
that spirits lived in nature
that people should respect their elders
that strict social organization maintains order
that people lived in a cycle of birth and death

Under the reign of Mansa Musa, Mali was the world's largest producer of what resource? a copper b salt c gold d cotton

The main issues that led women to begin moving beyond the home was the
abolition of slavery, prison reform, temperance and education.
A. True
B. False