Lobbying in the United States

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Résumé

The term "Lobbying" originated in the United States of the 1830's and is also known as "public affairs" when it is practiced by professional agencies.

It describes the practice of attempting to directly influence the actions of a government in order to convince it to follow policies desired by special interests.

Lobbying exists because of disparities in the attention paid to government policies by various groups.

To achieve their purpose, lobbyists usually target specific segments of a government, such as a particular branch of bureaucracy or legislative committee.

Thus, lobbying in the United States aims at representing organizations' or clients' interests in dealings with federal, state, or local executive branch agencies.

For instance, in the United States, a political action committee, or PAC is the name commonly given to a private group, regardless of size, organized to elect or defeat government officials in order to promote legislation, often supporting the group's special interests.

Summary:

Introduction

I) What does lobbying consist in?

A. Origins of lobbying in the United States
B. Institutionalization of lobbying
C. The main american lobbies and pressure groups
D. Lobbying techniques

II) A controversial practice

A. Lobbying as a specificity of the american system
B. The risks generated by the practice of lobbying
C. The emergence of a constraining legislation about lobbies in the United States

Conclusion

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