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The National Conference of State Legislatures, a bipartisan organization serving legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories, provides research, technical assistance, opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on pressing state issues. The NCSL Education Program collects information related to all state and federal education issues and tracks legislative action in the states. It identifies new and important research and the effects on public policy, and disseminates information about successful state innovations. Some of the issues that the program studies and tracks include: No Child Left Behind, Accountability, Standards and Assessments, Literacy, Prekindergarten, and Teacher Quality only to mention a few. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies.
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How do lobbyists influence lawmakers-?
The work of influencing lawmakers includes drafting legislation and waiting in the same lines as public interest lobbyists. A good lobbyist provides background papers, research, information that would be used on the floor of the House or Senate, which would go into a conference report and provide actual language that goes in a bill.
What are Groups that organize to elect government officials and to influence government policies called?
Political Party....or Political Parties
What type of government allows citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
A democracy Government
Which statement about lobbyists is most accurate?
Lobbyists frequently invite lawmakers to restaurants or other forms of entertainment.
Which types of governments allow citizens to have the greatest amount of political influence?
A direct democracy form of government gives people the most significant amount of political influence. A dictatorship allows the least amount of political influence.
