When an Oil Company Is Invited to Participate in Negotiations

question 47

Multiple Choice

When an oil company is invited to participate in negotiations with the Environmental Protection Agency over a proposed rule on offshore drilling,it illustrates that

• A)the First Amendment to the Constitution only allows corporations to "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
• B)Supreme Court decisions banning iron triangles have largely failed to limit interest group influence.
• C)federal agencies almost always attempt to consult relevant stakeholders before implementing a new rule.
• D)interest groups no longer attempt to influence representatives in Congress or judges and focus almost all of their attention,instead,on administrative agencies.

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