Read the quotation from Lincoln Steffens's The Shame of the Cities
"My purpose was... to see if the shameful facts, spread out in all their shame, would not burn through our civic
shamelessness and set fire to American pride."
According to Stefiens, what was the purpose of muckraking journalism?
O to encourage people to buy fewer newspapers
O to encourage people to become muckraking journalists themselves
to encourage people to rise up against their government
O to encourage people to take action against widespread corruption

he believed that congress would be better not dealing with "lobbyists", or people who seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue, since historically, they had problems with these kinds of people. he thought lobbying produces benefits, but should be carefully monitored.

trade

explanation:

an interest group is an organization whose members share common concerns, and try to influence government policies that impact those concerns. elected officials frequently complain about the influence of "special interests" on american politics.