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Here's a good site. Search 'government corruption' in the search bar. []

What are some laws that been put in place or organizations been made to prevent corruption? The UN has made an international organization called the Convention Against Corruption. There are over 40,000 pages of laws against corruption. There are loop-holes to these laws though. For instance, if you go out to lunch with a senator, you can spend X amount of dollars, but you can give them a large check calling it, "a donation" through a super PAC, a PAC in which there is no limit to how much money you can "donate".

Why does one corrupt a politician? Answer: A politician is usually corrupted via a lobbyist in order to protect a company by voting on laws that are in favor of the company that employs the lobbyist.

Which is most used to sway politicians, bribery or blackmail? Answer: Most of the time, bribery is used, though may not always be money. It could be favors as well (You vote on these laws, and I'll help you on your campaign).

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Here's my letter to Joel Wolfe, a professor of political science at UC. Dear Mr. Joel Wolfe,

Hello, I am a seventh grader at Nagel Middle School in Cincinnati, Ohio and I am studying about government corruption in ancient Rome. I have contacted you because I have a project in my Roman unit in which we have to find modern solutions to the problems of government corruption in ancient Rome, and I thought that you, being a professor in political science, might be able to help me answer a few questions. Please note that all of these questions will be questions about are modern society, and not the Roman Empire. Please and thank you.

Why would someone want to corrupt a politician, what would they be hoping to gain?

How would someone corrupt a politician, with blackmail, bribery?

What are some modern solutions to this problem? What laws have been placed or organizations been made to prevent corruption?

Thank you very much for your time,

Jack Anderson. P.S You can e-mail me at jackanderson@student.foresthills.edu, or my teacher, Ms. Place at carolynplace@foresthills.edu.

Sources: "Corrupted!: 5 Shocking Examples Of Government Corruption That Will Blow Your Mind."//http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com//. The Economic Collapse, April 14th, 2011. Web. 3 Feb 2012. .

. "Report of the Select Committee on Assassinations of the U.S. House of Representatives."//http://www.archives.gov//. National Archive, n.d. Web. 3 Feb 2012. .

. "Government Corruption." // http://www.pogo.org //. Project On Government Oversight, n.d. Web. 7 Feb 2012. .

Possible Solutions (These are just thoughts, not all of these ideas will make it into the project). 1. Have some sort of agency monitoring suspicious actions. 2. Monitor the Politicians' income, if they have a suspiciously large amount of income suddenly, they will have to have the paperwork (or what they used back then) to validate where they got the money. 3. Have the senate have the power to start a poll to remove a senator, emperor or any official. Must be approved by tribunes. 4. Have a news feed. Inform the people on what is going on so they can help with the polls.

Here's my final project [|http://prezi.com/mbhe1iiqovlm/edit/#2]