Which of the following is NOT likely to decrease the influence of lobbyists in the legislature? a) increase the pay of legislators b) decrease the pay of legislators c) increase the competition among lobbyists d)increase the number of staff for legislators -Several proposals are being advanced in the legislature. Your boss is unsure which is the most likely to reduce revolving-door lobbying and asks for your advice on which to support. Analyze the proposals below and determine which is most likely to help with revolving-door lobbying. a) require that anyone who is to lobby the legislature register b) require that only a certain amount of money can be spent on gifts to legislators by lobbyists c) require that lobbyists who worked in the legislature can no longer have contact with those for whom they worked for three years after leaving the legislature d) require that lobbyists report all contact with members of the legislature for whom they previously worked in an official capacity -What is most distinctive about governors relative to state legislators? a) Governors are elected but state legislators are appointed. b) Governors are highly professionalized with large staff, while most state legislators are less professionalized with lesser staff. c) Governors are non-partisan actors, while legislators are partisans. d) Governors are judicial actors and legislators are executive actors. -Is the veto power held by most governors identical to the power held by the President of the United States? a) The name "veto" is misleading, as it is a totally different power at the state level. b) The state veto was originally the same as the federal veto but has evolved over time to become something totally different. c) The veto is similar at the state and federal levels, but has some differences in the details of their application. d) The federal and state vetos are identical