Lobbying Is Directed Primarily Toward ____________________

question 10

Multiple Choice

Lobbying is directed primarily toward ____________________.

• A) courts, because they are have the autonomy to change laws to benefit interest groups
• B) the president, because he or she sets political agendas
• C) bureaucrats, because they are able to change regulatory policies to benefit interest groups
• D) bureaucracies and the president, because bureaucrats work in the Executive Office of the President
• E) the president and Congress, because they find it electorally beneficial to be responsive to constituents

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Definitions:

Persistent Vegetative State

A condition of severe brain damage in which a person loses cognitive functions and awareness of the environment while retaining some basic physical functions and cycles of wakefulness.

Brain Death

A medical condition where all functions of the brain have irreversibly stopped, considered legally and medically as death.

Passive Euthanasia

Allowing a dying person to die naturally, without medical intervention, by withholding or withdrawing treatment.

Act of Commission

An action taken intentionally that causes harm or leads to unwelcome circumstances.