Part 1: THEORY QUESTION
1. Which aspects of our federal system affect the relationship between Congress and special interest groups AND the crafting of laws in America?
Hint...how does this play out in gun control laws?
Part 2: APPLIED QUESTION
1. How does the unhindered power of special interest groups affect the perception of legitimacy of the American legislative process?
Hint...is our democracy made better or worse when gun control laws are so heavily influenced by the gun lobby?