Lobbying in the United States

persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.” It is essential to teach students about the NAACP because it demonstrates the equality of all Americans, sets an example of successful civic participation, and it helped contribute to the way the United States is today. In the 20th century, there was a common theme of racism and discrimination throughout the entire nation. White males were the superior group and always had been throughout history. This forced the discriminated individuals,…

Initiatives and referendums essay Initiatives and referendums are an important part in our government. Having the choice to let us (the people) voices be heard gives a broad view of things that need to be changed whether it is a certain law that needs to be passed or denied we have the power to make an impact. When people have the opportunity to speak their mind specifically through election it will make them want to be more engaged and informed as to actually what changes need to be…

self-interest are often measured relative to efficiency. However, this is not the only aspect that should commend the acceptability of a business sector’s technique of increasing profits and reducing cost. The privatization of prisons or involvement in state prisons by companies that gain from the forced labor of prisoners advanced by high numbers, low wage and extremely long sentences is one system that brings strong moral questions to mind. Prisoners acquiring jobs in jail, no matter how…

With the ever-increasing prison population here in America, we find that we are running out of room in state run prisons. How do we accommodate the influx of prisons? you may ask, well one way is to house them in For-Profit Prisons. For-Profit Prisons are a way for the state to house prisoners in a way that saves money, since For-Profit Prisons are essentially a privatized business. However, there leads to questions being asked, such as, Are For-Profit Prisons effective? Do they operate in an…

all support, and spend money lobbying for, the continued criminalization of drugs. The continued criminalization of drugs is critical to the drug war, and includes strict punishments and sentences for those convicted of crimes involving drugs. It has been shown that groups such as private prisons, and prison guard unions lobby for strict punishments to increase incarceration, and reap the profits. These company’s contributions promote the war on drugs, by giving the state no incentive to scale…

The American Government contributes to the obesity epidemic by supporting unhealthy eating habits in order to make a profit the federal food administration supports factory farming, big pharmacies, politicians and subsidy program. Have you wondered why less healthy food is inexpensive compared to healthy food?When you go into a grocery store and compare the price of a large bag of Doritos and a bag of grapes. There is a big gap in the food industry filled with these genetically engineered snacks…

The political landscape in America is diverse and complicated. More often than not there are a lot of players interested and playing a part in the election of an official among other political functions. An example of such players would be interest groups and political parties. Whereas the functions and roles of the political parties are more or less understood by the general public, interest groups seem to be less understood. This paper seeks to illuminate the role of the public interest groups…

investigative reporting on hemp farming. “The Unjust War on Hemp” is an article recently written by Ms.Cook, and published January 30, 2014. In her article Ms. Cook explains the importance of hemp farming in the United States. Edith Cook makes an argument, offering her thesis: The United states is the world’s largest consumer of hemp products, while hemp still remains illegal to grow in the land of the free. Edith Cook starts off her article by letting…

Galveston is one of the very few peculiar cities in the state of Texas. Otherwise known as an Island, it was undoubtedly the commercial gateway to Texas and its environs in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. There was a time that Galveston was the third largest exporters of cotton in the whole of United States, not only that, about ninety percent of goods that entered or left Texas came in through Galveston. Although a terrible event occurred that would later cast a great…

There are roughly _4000_ political action committees (PACs) in the United States. Congress's strength as a policymaking institution includes its ability to represent a wide range of interests, capacity for compromise and negotiation, responsiveness to local interests. Economic groups have an advantage over non-economic groups because they have greater access to financial resources About 90% percent of all PAC contributions go to the incumbents. According to James Madison, the source of most…