GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 9 INTEREST GROUPS

THE NATURE OF INTEREST GROUPS POSITIVE HELP TO STIMULATE INTEREST IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS ARE BASED ON SHARED VALUES, NOT GEOGRAPHY PROVIDE INFORMATION TO THE GOVERNMENT KEEP TABS ON THE GOVERNMENT CAN LIMIT EACH OTHER

THE NATURE OF INTEREST GROUPS NEGATIVE CAN HAVE MORE INFLUENCE THAN THEY DESERVE DIFFICULT TO FIGURE OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THEY REPRESENT SOME DO NOT REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF ALL THE PEOPLE FOR WHOM THEY CLAIM SOME ENGAGE IN DISHONEST BEHAVIOR

GOALS OF INTEREST GROUPS GIVES THE PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT THEY WANT THEM TO HAVE BUILD A POSITIVE SELF IMAGE OF THE GROUP PROMOTE A PARTICULAR PUBLIC POLICY

TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS BUSINESS-NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURING LABOR-AFL-CIO AGRICULTURAL-GRANGE PROFESSIONAL-AMA; NEA SOCIAL PROGRAMS-NAACP RELIGIOUS-NATIONAL COUNCIL OF CHURCHES PUBLIC INTEREST-MADD

INTERERST GROUPS AT WORK TECHNIQUES USED BY INTEREST GROUPS PROPAGANDA P.A.C. LOBBYING-BRINGING PRESSURE TO ALL LEVELS OF PUBLIC POLICY MAKING GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS

FORMS OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION: WRITING A PRESS RELEASE WRITING A LETTER TO THE EDITOR COMMUNICATING WITH A PUBLIC OFFICIAL ORGANIZING A LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN TESTIFYING BEFORE A PUBLIC BODY CREATING AN ISSUE AD OR WEB SITE GIVING A SPEECH OR AN INTERVIEW WRITING AND CIRCULATING A PETITION CREATING AND CONDUCTING AN OPINION SURVEY

FORMS OF CIVIC PARTICIPATION JOINING A CAMPAIGN OR/AND INTEREST GROUP ORGANIZE A FUNDRAISER SPONSORING A BALLOT INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM ORGANIZING A PROTEST OR BOYCOTT RUNNING FOR PUBLIC OFFICE STARTING AN INTEREST GROUP

MAKING PUBLIC POLICY THE DYNAMICS OF POLICY MAKING PUBLIC POLICY REFERS TO GOVERNMENT ACTIONS OR PROGRAMS TO ACHIEVE CERTAIN GOALS THE DYNAMICS OF POLICY MAKING ISSUE IDENTIFICATION AGENDA SETTING POLICY FORMULATION ADOPTION IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION