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Parties, Interest groups, and Public Interest Chapter 8

Political Parties What political parties do… Recruit/support candidates – they want the best people. Organize elections & inform voters – they want people to get out and vote. Organize government – they choose gov’t leaders, like speaker of the House. Unite interest groups into party platform = statement of positions. Offer a second choice – if you don’t like who’s in power, pick option 2!

Short history lesson George Washington advised against political parties. But… …immediately we had 2 parties. Issue – how strong should gov’t be? Federalists (John Adams) – it should be strong! Republicans (Thomas Jefferson) – it should be weak! 1820s Federalists fizzled out. Republicans split in two...Democrats & Whigs

History cont. 1850s… Whigs fizzled out. Democrats continued. Republicans/Abe Lincoln emerged as the party against slavery.

Today Democrats Tend to be liberal, minorities, pro-choice, female, less affluent (educated, $), like gov’t programs. Republicans Tend to be conservative, white, pro-life, male, more affluent (educated, $), like private programs.

Interest groups AKA "special interests" – groups that try to influence government on an issue. Ex.: NRA = gun rights; Sierra Club = protect nature Bad or good? Bad – they splinter America and put labels on us; gives power to $ Good – they allow us to speak up & act How they work They have a board of directors They accept $ The board decides what to do with the $ (ads, website, flyers, etc)

PACs PAC = political action committee If you want to support a candidate, you have a $ limit you can give. But… …you can give much more $ to a PAC. PACs make their own commercials; do their own thing. Supposed to be separate from a candidate. Sometimes, the separation is blurry. Is this OK? Is this money-for-power?

How they work Lobbying – they try to persuade law-makers Litigation – they bring on lawsuits to gain influence Grassroots mobilization – rallying regular people Power of interest groups Size & money – 1 person  little power; MANY people  power! Unity of purpose – they are passionate about their issue Info, expertise, & leadership – the pros put out a clean, clear message