Which branch of local (city and county) government most commonly prepares the budget? Executive branch. Legislative branch. Judicial branch. None of the above.

Executive branch.

Explanation:

The executive branch of local government is responsible for the preparation of budgets. They prepare the budget by including some of their key campaign promises, capital expenditures and recurrent expenditures. When the budget is officially adopted, it becomes an appropriation bill.

the third answer is correct (c).

the laws that regulate the financing of political campaigns seek to guarantee the smoothness of funding so that there is no abuse of electoral economic power and to avoid the capture of future politicians by the donors.

this is because donor agents have their private interests that are not necessarily the same interests of the society that elected politicians must defend.

thus, interest groups should seek their interests within the legality of lobbying practices that are regulated.