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Chapter 18: Q. 11 (page 441)
Why do legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own?
Legislators vote for spending projects in districts that are not their own to gain support from other legislators.
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Is pork-barrel spending always a bad thing? Can
you think of some examples of pork-barrel projects,
perhaps from your own district, that have had positive
results?
How does a government agency raise revenue differently from a private company, and how does that affect the way government makes decisions compared to business decisions?
Occupy Wall Street was a national (and later
global) organized protest against the greed, bank profits, and financial corruption that led to the recession. The group popularized slogans like 鈥淲e are the ,鈥� meaning it represented the majority against
the wealth of the top . Does the fact that the protests had little to no effect on legislative changes support or contradict the chapter?
When Microsoft was founded, the company devoted very few resources to lobbying activities. After a high-profile antitrust case against it, however, the company began to lobby heavily. Why does it make financial sense for companies to invest in lobbyists?
Representatives of competing firms often comprise special interest groups. Why are competitors sometimes willing to cooperate in order to form lobbying associations?
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