Payoffs for lobbying members of the executive branch can be high because
A) Congress has little power to oversee the bureaucracy and cannot interfere with lobbying.
B) presidents grant significant access to interest groups.
C) executive branch officials are not very knowledgeable about policy.
D) executive agencies have broad discretion how to implement policies.
E) all of the above

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Executive agencies have broad discretion in how they implement policies, meaning that interest groups can have significant influence in shaping policy outcomes through lobbying. While Congress does have some oversight power, it is limited compared to the power of executive agencies to make policy decisions. Additionally, presidents often grant access to interest groups, further increasing the potential payoffs of lobbying the executive branch. However, it is unlikely that executive branch officials are not knowledgeable about policy, so choice C is not a valid explanation.

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