LEED is an abbreviation for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design. Over the past decade there has been a vast increase in the number of people who are concerned about the environment. Because of this many initiatives have been created to help alleviate this concern. LEED is one of these initiatives.
Examples of Political Patronage. In the United States, governors are given the right to choose who will be appointed to lead various state departments, and they often chosen from people that have supported them along the way. In this case, the governor has the legal right to reward loyalty by giving someone a job.
The key to a political machine is patronage: holding public office implies the ability to do favors (and also the ability to profit from graft). Political machines generally steer away from issues-based politics, favoring a quid pro quo (something for something) with certain aspects of a barter economy or gift economy: the patron or boss does favors for the constituents, who then vote as they are told to.