Those Legislative Attempts to Regulate Lobbying Prior to the Enactment

question 22

Multiple Choice

Those legislative attempts to regulate lobbying prior to the enactment of the 1991 Ethics Bill were particularly weak because they _____.

• A)were almost certainly unconstitutional
• B)covered only the most costly forms of lobbying
• C)did not charge any agency with enforcing them
• D)pertained only to public interest groups
• E)regulated only spending for entertainment

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Definitions:

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three parts: two premises and a conclusion, where all statements are categorical propositions.

Conclusion

The end or finish of an event, process, or text; in logic, it is the statement that necessarily follows from the premises of an argument.

Categorical Syllogism

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of three propositions: a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each of which states a relationship between categories.

Propositions

Statements or assertions that express judgments or opinions which can be either true or false.