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1 Ap u.s. government & politics
Monday, November 27, 2017

2 Current events discussion
7 Minutes

3 Interest groups intro:
“Crash Course” “Pizza as School Lunch”

4 Interest Groups: Objectives, Functions, Types

5 Interest Group: An organization of people/groups with shared policy goals that attempts to influence government policy Contrast with Political Parties: Interest groups do not run candidates for political office Though they do endorse candidates and attempt to influence election results They are policy specialists, not generalists

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7 Interest Group Functions: 1) Organize people and groups with similar policy goals

8 2) Provide a method for citizens and organizations to influence government policy

9 3) Provide information and expertise to the government
Sounds harmless, right? Wait for the lesson on interest group methods…

10 A brief history of Interest Groups
First national groups emerge in 1830s. Business interests play larger role after Civil War Groups begin to send lobbyists to Washington Progressive era (early 1900s) leads to an explosion of groups Growth of labor and trade associations (1940s-50s) Expansion of civil rights and related groups (1960s) Development of conservative and religious groups (1980s) Evolution of new business groups dedicated to lobbying (1980s-90s) Today there are over 25,000 different interest groups

11 Types of Interest Groups

12 1) Economic Interests -Labor -Business (these groups dominate lobbying and PACs

13 2) Environmental Interests

14 3) Equality interests

15 4) Consumer and other Public Interest Lobbies

16 How corporate PACs have shifted toward the majority party
Why does corporate PAC money increase for the party who has a majority in the House?

17 Exit Ticket: Practice MCQ
Which of the following groups would be LEAST likely to maintain a national lobbying office in Washington, DC? a. Environmentalists b. Public housing tenants c. Nurses d. Automobile manufacturers e. Automobile assembly-line workers

18 Homework Textbook, Chapter 10: Reading & Outline
Due Monday, December 4 Vocab Quiz that same day

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