What Are The Factors That Influence Lawmaking

When it comes to lawmaking in the present-day United States, many things influence proposed bills and passed laws, like current or possible issues the country could face noticed by the legislative branch. Most of the time, however, it’s things like the citizens of the country that bring attention to issues the legislative branch can’t or won’t exactly acknowledge themselves. It is so that makes individuals a large influence in lawmaking because of direct citizen involvement with the government, interest groups, and political bias and support. American citizens are given the options of being involved in what laws are issued by two processes: the initiative and the referendum. The initiative process allows citizens to propose laws to the legislature

Interest groups are private organizations of people with common interests who work together to directly influence the government in hopes of satisfying themselves and those who share that common interest. Examples of popular interest groups include Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). These interest groups have done so much to pass laws to promote their agenda. Between the years 2012 and 2018, the DPA has had success in legalizing marijuana in nine states plus Washington, D.C3. As of 2015, MADD helped make it mandatory for ignition interlocks to be installed in the cars of convicted drunk drivers in twenty-five states4. The NAACP has done much to enforce laws against lynching in the twentieth century and other things like the Voting Rights Act of 19655. Interest groups work hard to influence legislators and many laws are passed because of their hard

If someone was unhappy with how the country is being ran, there’s a wide variety to choose from for them to act. It could be said that despite so many, it’s not as effective because the people aren’t heard out as well as intended, which isn’t an entirely true claim. Citizens work very hard to influence the laws passed and laws that should be revoked or amended, and for the most part, are heard out and have things done because of their hard work. Lucky for the people that they are granted such opportunities, which others in other countries aren’t given the same amount of