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January 17, 2019 AP US Govt Interest Groups-Basics AND Types

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1 January 17, 2019 AP US Govt Interest Groups-Basics AND Types Objective: Examine and understand the differing types and functions of Interest Groups

2 Quick Interest Group Intro
Define: Interest groups Explain Madison’s Dilemma (Federalist #10) pluralism Hyper-pluralism elite-class

3 Basic Functions Origins: Change-Policy Growth 1st Amendment
Failure of Govt. Change-Policy Growth Technology Diversity People

4 Economic Groups Goal: Types: Agricultural: American Farm Bureau
Labor: AFL-CIO, UAW, Teamsters (Local…) Business: Trucking, Railroad Professional: AMA, ABA

5 III. Single Issue Groups
II. Equality Goal: Good Ol’ Boys Glass Ceiling Examples: NAACP, NOW, MALDEF (census) III. Single Issue Groups 1. Goal: 2. Examples: NRA, MADD, PETA, PETA

6 IV. Environment Goal: Examples: Environmental Groups: Sierra Club
Wilderness Society National Wildlife Federation

7 V. Consumer/Public Interest
Goal: Examples: Consumer Product Safety Toys Auto ACLU

8 Iron Triangle Committees Executive Branch Interest Groups
Shaping Public Policy Iron Triangle Committees Executive Branch Interest Groups

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