8.3 Interest Groups.

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8.3 Interest Groups

Special Interest Group Goal or set of goals Influence government NRA Wilderness Society

Good or Bad? Trust???? Threat???? Madison’s thoughts = pluralism Interest groups keep government from gaining too much power

Today…. Interest Groups allow citizens to participate in the political process Have area of concern Speak to government

American Interest Groups Thousands Goal: persuade officials to take action and support

Economic Groups Business Trade Professional Labor

Citizens Groups Sierra Club ACLU SADD

Government Groups NEA National Governors Assoc.

Other Foreign Policy VFW Religious

Why Join? Info Benefits Workshop training AAA WWF AARP

Funding Need $$$ & People Dues Government grants

PAC Political Action Committee $$ to political parties and candidates Private groups sponsored by corporations, unions…etc…

PAC Collect donations for political campaigns 2012 = $560 million Top contributors = Corporations

?????? Is it too much?? Are they “buying” the candidate? No…but it does give greater access to lawmakers

????? How do interest groups influence policy? Lobbying Research Litigation Grassroots mobilization

Lobbying Influence policy by persuading public officials to favor or oppose action on a specific issue.

Research Groups of policy experts and scholars study the issues and influence officials

litigation Bringing of lawsuits to influence policy

Grassroots mobilization Public demonstrations Social media rallies

Power Size Money Leadership Purpose Information Advantage = groups with money

8.4 Making Public Policy Public Policy = government actions or programs designed to achieve certain goals

Steps 1. Identify issues and problems 2. Agenda setting 3. Policy Formulation 4. Policy Adoption 5. Implementation 6. Evaluation Page 146-147

Check 8.3 & 8.4 What type of interest groups are there? How do they get their information to the government? What are the steps of policy making?

Policy Project Group Policy Project