Lobbying is a. an individual's or organization's attempt to influence legislation and regulatory decisions. b. the process by which citizens acquire political values and attitudes. c. the recognition of previously unrecognized public policy interests. d. the activities of a group designed to influence government decisions by electing candidates to office. e. inevitably affiliated with one of the two major political parties.

According to marx, which of the following would be the main characteristic of communism? a. a community which work was shared and property was owned in common b. a classless society in which wealth and power were equally shared c. a society in which the economy function without government interference d. an economy in which private individuals owned the means of production.

He seventeenth amendment to the us constitution calls for the direct election of all us senators. this means that the people of each state get to vote to decide who will be their two us senators. before this, the legislatures of each state chose the two us senators from that state with no direct involvement of the average voter. why would this amendment be considered a reform? how would it benefit the people? even today some people claim that the seventeenth amendment was a bad idea. what arguments could be made for reverting selection of us senators back to the state legislatures?

Explain how colonists treated the native americans and what happened to natives. ! ^^^ 12 points