Lobbying in the context means steps taken to influence the decisions of the government in order to gain favors or even win contracts or some cases to appeal against an earlier stand of the government as contained in the relevant laws.
As a former Federal employee with Department of Energy,I have two wait for two years before I begin to lobby for my employer in issues relating to the Department of Energy including testifying in hearings on cases between the Department and my employer.
White men. Because the constitution was ratified in 1788. Which means that neither African Americans or women were allowed to vote during this time. Only White men.
The Democratic Republicans rejected the establishment of a National Bank of the United States because they saw it as a way of appropiating the power that belonged to each state. Another reason was that they also declared that it would be closely related to the rich people and not to the working class.