Lobbying in the United States

James Madison had this to say about special interest groups, "A number of citizens, whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." The reason why the lobbying is not opposed is because the Constitution…

Argumentative Synthesis Extremely Rough Draft Between 1978 and 2014 the United State’s incarcerated population increased 408% (aclu.org). There is no shock that since then America has struggled to meet the demands of inmate housing. Privatization has long been used as a solution to America’s overcrowding problem within prisons, claiming to be cheaper without losing out on quality. However, despite their first institution in 1984 (Seiter 417), private prisons have not met their claims. There is…

Since the late nineteenth century, illegal immigration has been a pressing issue for the United States of America. However, there has been a rising concern over what to do with a different undocumented generation, the children of the illegal immigrants, who have grown up in American society and education. In order to solve this problem, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act was introduced by Senators Orrin Hatch and Richard Durbin in 2001. This legislation specifically…

a lot of interest in our democratic politics which help shape the gap while Leonhardt claims the economy is the primary blame along with taxing the rich. In order to reform this, the government needs to create legislation that bans or discourages lobbying so that no politician feels obligated to repay their backers with…

was even formed so every citizen had a say in what goes on in the United States of America. However, things get tricky when corporations hire lobbying organizations to speak on their behalf. These lobbyists understand how laws are enacted and some even have great connections to some congressmen. Therefore, when corporations or wealthy people hire lobbyist for millions of dollars, how are regular American citizens suppose to state their case. As much as America has tried to make corporations sign…

Interest groups play an important role in the American political system, helping connect the concerns of the people with politicians. The National Education Association, also known as the NEA, is an interest group that appeals to the United States Department of Education and its head, Betsy DeVos. The NEA has resources such as unions, people, and the ability to lobby Congress. These resources help influence policymaking. The NEA believes that every American child should have equal…

social work and has increased in popularity. Community organizing has been identified as utilizing tactics and strategies to encourage negotiations and agreements through means of nonviolent civil disobedience and economic action, public shaming, lobbying, mutual aid from alternative institutions, and public education (Miller, 2010). This paper explores Saul Alinsky and his works as a contributor to community organizing. Saul Alinsky Background Saul David…

the United States for many decades. In the 1970s, the first civil suits seeking marriage rights of same-sex couples were brought to U.S courts but did not prove successful. Not until 2004 did same-sex marriage see its first statewide legalization in the United States. Today, same-sex marriage is legal nationwide as of June 26, 2015. However, the ruling is still met with opposition from groups such as The Family Research Council. They are an American conservative Christian group and lobbying…

From the establishment of the United States in 1776 to the African-American Civil Rights Movement during the 1960s, the citizens of this republic nation have been separated in their ideas. After eighty-seven years of its existence, the United States finally liberated its slaves, and it took the imperial republic one hundred and seventy eight years to legally end segregation through the eradication of the Jim Crow Laws. Throughout the history of the United States, the citizens of the nation were…

Additionally, the American people currently have their hands tied regarding lobbying under the United State Constitution. Eliminating these two avenues of change makes the idea of removing, or even substantially minimizing, money in the political process seem futile. A new approach must be taken, an approach that substantially reduces the amount…