Question

Which of these is considered a benefit of lobbying?

Answer 1

Lobbying, persuasion, or interest representation is the act of attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of officials in their daily life, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district; they may engage in lobbying as a business. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job. Governments often define and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential.

Answer 2

Lobbying is an act of trying to pursue some person in the government to create legislation for the good of the people. Lobbying can be done through letters, emails, social media adds. Because most of the lobbying activities are done behalf of some large corporations.

Note lobbying is not bribery.

Some of the benefits of lobbying are

• It represents the health and safety ideas of the people.
• It also represents the idea and interests of minorities.
• Lobbying is a private funded activity so it will represent the ideas and interests of every group and institution.  

Lobbying is legal in United states.