Need the following questions answered.No references needed. 1.Are interest groups good or bad for democracy? Defend and explain your answer. 2. Evaluate the Citizens United decision. Why might the Court have considered campaign contributions a form of speech? Would the Founders have agreed with this decision? Why or why not? 3. How do we regulate interest groups and lobbying activity? What are the goals of these regulations? Do you think these regulations achieve their objectives? Why or why not? If you could alter the way we regulate interest group activity and lobbying, how might you do so in a way consistent with the Constitution and recent Supreme Court decisions? 4. What are the opportunities and limitations for presidential leadership in the contemporary political system? 5. How have presidents used their position to increase the power of the office? 6. What role has technology played increasing the power and reach of presidents? 7. Under what conditions will presidents use direct action? When might they prefer passing a formal policy through Congress as a bill? 8. What do the conditions under which presidents decide to make public pleas suggest about the limits of presidential power?Show more