Special Interests (eBook)

How Lobbyists Influence Legislation

Jules Archer (Autor)

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2017
144 Seiten
Sky Pony Press (Verlag)
9781510707115 (ISBN)

Infos

This country is made up of groups with diverse political, financial, and social interests and needs.

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In order to advance their various causes and concerns, these groups hire individuals or firms called lobbyists to work on their behalf to influence the decisions of state and federal lawmakers. Lobbies have been a part of American history ever since Benjamin Franklin appealed to Britain's Parliament to remove a tax on stamps in 1757. The right of any person or group to ';petition the government for a redress of grievances' was and is protected by the first amendment, remembering the British government's refusal to listen to the grievances of the American colonists, which brought on the American Revolution. Today, however, many lobbying activities have exceeded the boundaries of Thomas Jefferson's original good intention and often involve the inappropriate use of money and influence to gain advantages that are not always in the public interest. Although lobbyists have the right to appeal to and advise our legislators, only our elected officials have the right to actually write our laws. Jules Archer has written a broad-reaching description of the lobbying system in America. He describes who lobbyists are and discusses perks, PACS, and pork, and the various other means that lobbyists use to influence legislators, the public, and even the White House.

Autor

Jules Archer was one of the most respected names in nonfiction for young people. During his lifetime he published over seventy books, which have been translated into twelve languages throughout the world.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.6.2017
• Zusatzinfo: 18 B&W illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Lernen / Lernspiele
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Schlagworte: 1995 • Agriculture • America • black-and-white • books on agricultures • books on cartoons • books on condemnations • books on criticisms books on democrat • books on editorials • books on effectivenesses • books on grievances • books on juniors • books on laundries • books on legislations • books on legislators • books on lobbyists • books on millbrook • books on mueller • books on objectivities • books on offenses • books on operations • books on overuses • books on pacs • books on reforms • books on reserves • books on rifles • books on rolla • books on subchapters books on congresses • books on transitions • books on violations • broad-reaching • Cartoons • cass sandak • CITES • condemnations • Congress • criticisms • democratic • Democrats • disparaging • editorial • Effectiveness • eliminate • eliminating • Ethical • grievances • Junior • laundry • Legislation • Legislators • Lobbies • lobbying • lobbyists • millbrook • Mueller • Objectivity • offenses • operations • overuse • PACS • Reform • Reproductions • reserves • Rifle • rolla • segments • stymie • subchapters • Transitions • ultraconservative • violations • voya
• ISBN-13: 9781510707115 / 9781510707115