They take money for lobbyists. Big business rules our government. Even though our tax dollars go to the "elected officials", they really could care less about us.
By lobbying the public to put pressure on elected officials, grassroots lobbying can influence public policy!
Interest Groups
Interest Groups
The people hold the ultimate authority since they vote for elected officials.
Interest Groups
Interest Groups
The Fed should continue, who can ever trust a politician.
Public policy agendas for the nation are typically set by a combination of elected officials, government agencies, interest groups, and sometimes influenced by public opinion. The president, Congress, and federal agencies play significant roles in shaping the national public policy agenda.
1. Most of the northern states had elected Republican officials, which weren't to radical for the time. 2. Am I doing your homework?
A bureaucratic drift is a kind of theory that tells about the tendency of bureaucratic agencies to create new policy that comes from the original mandate. It produced legislation that come from elected officials.
When elected officials leave office and go to work for a special interest group, it is commonly referred to as the "revolving door" phenomenon. This term is used to characterize the movement between public service and the private sector, specifically when politicians transition into lobbying or advocacy roles for organizations that may have influenced their previous policy decisions.
Influence on public opinion can be limited by how informed voters are. Even though what the people think is heard, officials do not take it as a final decision. As a nation we trust elected officials to make the right choice. Americans can also have opinions that are against the truths of an issue. For example, environmentalists pay closer attention to laws that affect our environment.