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Changes over the last forty years have shaped the political
environment in which businesses operate. Among the most
significant of these changes were amendments to the Legislative
Reorganization Act and the Federal Election Campaign Act, which
had the effect of reducing the importance of political parties. Many
candidates for elected offices turned to increasingly powerful
special-interest groups to raise funds to campaign for elected office
Some organizations view regulatory and legal forces as beyond
their control and simply react to conditions arising from those
forces; other firms seek to influence the political process to achieve
their goals. One way they can do so is through lobbying, the
process of working to persuade public and/or government officials
to favor a particular position in decision making.
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