Explain How Technology Has Changed the Methods Interest Groups Use

question 42

Essay

Explain how technology has changed the methods interest groups use to promote their agendas to members of Congress.

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Definitions:

International Nickel Company

A multinational corporation that was historically involved in nickel mining and smelting; now part of Vale S.A.

DeBeers Diamond Company

A large multinational corporation that specializes in diamond exploration, diamond mining, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing sectors.

National Football League

A professional American football league consisting of 32 teams, divided equally between the National Football Conference (NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC).

American Football League

A professional American football league that merged with the National Football League (NFL) in 1970, now known as the AFC within the NFL.