Citizens cannot directly vote for the legislations United States.
Lobbying is a legal action that every citizens in United States can do in order to influence the legislations made by the government.
Through lobbying Workers could joined up together in a Union and dedicated themselves to provide support for a certain government representative during an election through activism or direct funding. In return, that government representative has to work to pass a legislation that will be beneficial for the workers as soon as he/she took power in the office.
The land between those two Rivers is called "the fertile crescent" so it's pretty self explanatory. It Was fertile land. Good for farming building houses on ect