How did investment banker john pierpont morgan corporations grow in the late 1800s? a. he invested in a process for manufacturing steel that was used in companies across the nation. b. he oversaw the building of the transcontinental railroad. c. he channeled funds into the purchase of corporate stocks and bonds. d. he developed a number of monopolies based on vertical integration.

Interest groups representing businesses and investors are often among the most successful lobbying groups for all of the following reasons, except a. such groups have the financial resources to mount sustained campaigns on their own behalf b. these groups' members contribute heavily to many legislators' campaigns and in so doing gain greater access to legislators c. these groups have often been in existence for decades, allowing them to both master the legislative system and develop close ties with legislators d. the members of these groups make up the majority of voters in many districts