According to the website opensecrets. org, the pharmaceuticals industry spent about $279 million on lobbying the Federal government in 2017. How could this situation negatively impact democracy in the United States?

A)
It could overshadow groups with less money.

B)
It could provide more funding for politicians campaigns.

C)
It could provide more amicus curiae briefs for litigation.

D)
It could pay for more drug research to provide better medicines.

Ahistorian has discovered a letter written by an early roman emperor. she translates the letter and discovers that it contains orders to a general before a battle. she works to determine when the letter was written to figure out which battle the letter references.the historian in the passage is most clearly demonstrating which historical thinking skill? a. identifying causes and historical contextb. thinking chronologicallyc. making and evaluating arguments and interpretationsd. analyzing historical sources