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Do now Visit this link – we’ll discuss the article 10 minutes after the bell: tinyurl.com/APGov33

Agenda Current events Quiz Lecture - interest groups Group research – methods used by different groups

“Public Interest Groups Sue to Overturn Trump Regulatory Order” What lawsuit is the article about? Who is creating these lawsuits? Is this direct or indirect action? What kind of political ideology do the lawsuits oppose?

Quiz! Clear your tables 5 minutes

Interest Groups Organizations who share common objectives and attempt to influence government policy

How do they differ from political parties?

Difference between parties & interest groups Political Parties Interest Groups Government Want to control it Want to influence it Political issues Platforms cover a variety of issues Tend to focus on specific issues

How do they link us to government? Organize and amplify member opinions Aka lobbying Educate members on current affairs

Why are they so common?

Encouraged by our civil liberties Natural political tensions push people to organize in their best interests What’s the benefit of joining an interest group over a political party?

Benefits In addition to being more accessible and flexible than political parties, they offer many benefits… Solidary Material Purposive

Solidary Incentives

Material Incentives

Purposive Incentives

Types of interest groups More than 22,000 Economic groups are most common and active Labor Business Agriculture Professional The poor

Types, continued… Environmental Public interest (https://www.bna.com/public-interest- groups-n57982083553/) Single Issue – National Rifle Association, Right to Life Committee, Planned Parenthood http://www.cc.com/video-clips/jucn2a/the-daily-show-with-jon-stewart-a-simple-plot

Where does the funding go? Total Dem% GOP% Business 75% $1,233,136,672 42% 57% Labor 6% $90,105,425 94% Ideological 5% $75,920,267 51% 49% Other 9% $144,991,377 38% 60% Unknown $92,861,587 30% 67%

What’s that money go to?

Best-known technique is lobbying Lobbying is the act of trying to influence policymakers and takes many forms Refers to meeting “in the lobby” away from work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywiOO1CWVWw

Attempts to change policy! Direct Lobbying Publish voting records Build alliances Donate to campaigns Indirect Create public pressure – boycott, protest, media, etc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrxRCTUt6OY

Lobbying takes many forms depending on the target Congress – bring draft legislation, speeches, public opinion data, etc. Executive – limited, focused on creating access to executive agencies that regulate business Courts – creating lawsuits for a cause (ex. NAACP – Brown v. Board), briefs supporting particular sides of a case (“amicus curiae”)

What makes an interest group successful? Size Intensity Financial resources

Interpreting the influence of interest groups Elitism Pluralism Majoritarianism

With your groups Which of these theories do you find the most convincing? Why?

New term - Hyperpluralism TOO MANY GROUPS - interest groups causing political chaos Government trying to please everyone, resulting in policies are haphazard and ill-conceived Ex – limiting soda consumption but paying farmers to produce corn syrup

Groups… NRA NAACP Mothers Against Drunk Driving Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America American Israel Public Affairs Committee What are they? What methods do they tend to use? Why?