3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups

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3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups

Big Idea: Competing Policy-Making Interests Enduring Understanding: Interest groups provide opportunities for participation and influence how people relate to government and policymakers.

Learning Objectives: Explain how variation in types and resources of interest groups affects their ability to influence elections and policymaking. Explain how various political actors influence public policy outcomes.

Characteristics of Influential Interest Groups Size Large—use of the public Free rider problem Small—can organize easily Intensity Narrow focus of single-issue groups Financial Resources Hiring lobbyists Supporting PACs Writing Amicus curiae briefs

Types of Interest Groups Economic Interests Business Groups Corporations monitor legislation NAM—labor laws, minimum wages, corporate taxes, trade regulations Chamber of Commerce

Types of Interest Groups Economic Interests Labor Unions AFL-CIO Union shop vs. right to work Agricultural Groups Farm Bureau Professional Associations NEA, AMA, ABA AARP—life insurance, tax planning, health care

Types of Interest Groups Environmental Groups Sierra Club, WWF—conservation, pollution, alternative fuels Public Interest Groups Common Cause—government reform, consumer rights, electoral issues

Types of Interest Groups Equality Groups NAACP ACLU, NOW—anti-discrimination Often find success through the courts Single-Issue Groups NRA, Planned Parenthood Protest Movements Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter