The correct answer is A.
<em>Lobbying</em> is a paid or volunteer activity that involves persuading members of government to enact a legislation that would benefit a <em>specific interest</em> <em>group.</em>
It is a highly controversial phenomenon seen by many as bribery or extortion.
Lobbyists research or analyze legislation or proposals, attend congregational hearings and change public opinion through advertising campaigns.
Lobbyists represent every American institution and <em>interest group </em>such as : corporations, labor unions, churches, colleges and universities, charities, environmental groups, senior citizen organizations, state, local or foreign government.
The term <em>lobbying </em>was coined by President Ulysses S. Grant. He liked to talk to people <em>in the lobby</em> of the Willard Hotel in Washington D.C.
