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1 November 22, 2011

2 Three Branches of Government in the United States Executive Legislative Judiciary Basic idea in the Constitution: The separation of powers

3 Films about Presidents Abraham Lincoln (1930) Abraham Lincoln Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) Young Mr. Lincoln Wilson (1944) Wilson Sunrise at Campobello (1960) Sunrise at Campobello JFK (1991) JFK Truman (1995) Truman Nixon (1995) Nixon W (2008) W

4 Fictional Presidents Being There (1979) – Chauncey Gardner Being There Independence Day (1996) – Thomas Whitmore Independence Day Dave (1993) – Bill Mitchell Dave The American President (1995) – Andrew Shepherd The American President Murder at 1600 (1997) – Jack Neil Murder at 1600 Air Force One (1997) – James Marshall Air Force One Wag the Dog (1997) – unnamed Wag the Dog Primary Colors (1998) – Jack Stanton Primary Colors

5 Films about Congress Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Advise and Consent (1962) Advise and Consent Tail Gunner Joe (1997) Tail Gunner Joe Legally Blonde 2 (2003) Legally Blonde 2

6 Films about the Supreme Court First Monday in October (1981) First Monday in October The Pelican Brief (1993) The Pelican Brief Amistad (1997) Amistad The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) The People vs. Larry Flynt

7 Films about Law and Lawyers Inherit the Wind (1960) Inherit the Wind To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) To Kill a Mockingbird A Few Good Men (1992) A Few Good Men The Firm (1993) The Firm The Pelican Brief (1993) The Pelican Brief A Time to Kill (1996) A Time to Kill Runaway Jury (2003) Runaway Jury The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) The Lincoln Lawyer

8 Interest groups Interest groups are part of civil society and try to influence public policy They achieve influence primarily through the collection and transmission of strategic information to the three branches of government (sometimes called lobbying) They may directly provide campaign funds to presidents and legislators who want to get elected to re-elected They may decide to take disputes over executive decision or legislation to the judiciary

9 Examples of Large Interest Groups National Rifle Association (NRA) National Rifle Association American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) American Association of Retired Persons American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) National Association of Manufacturers U.S. Chamber of Commerce American Medical Association (AMA) American Medical Association American Bar Association (ABA) American Bar Association Sierra Club

10 Anti-NRA Propaganda

11 Types of Interest Groups Radical vs. Status Quo Single-issue vs. Multiple-issue Categories: Producer associations Consumer groups Environmental groups Civil liberties and human rights groups Peak associations: e.g. U.S. Chamber of Commerce, AFL-CIO

12 Interest group strategies Groups can modify or protect the status quo directly, by prevailing at the ballot box indirectly, by pressuring other actors to modify or preserve a certain policy for them To be influential, pressure groups must have access to the key players involved in the decision-making process Access depends on whether policy makers will listen to this particular group Interest groups that represent large constituencies will tend to have better access than others

13 Interest group tactics Nearly all groups testify at hearings, lobby government officials, make informal contacts with legislators, present research or technical information, send letters to members to inform them about their activities, enter into coalitions with other groups Some interest groups publicize candidate-voting records, conduct direct mail fundraising efforts, buy issue advocacy advertisements in the print or electronic media, contribute time and staff to election campaigns, endorse candidates, and participate in protests and demonstrations

14 Interest group success How do we measure interest group success? Passed legislation Campaign contributions Public opinion (the more favorable the better) Media visibility

15 Social Movements A social movement is large group of people focused on carrying out, resisting, or undoing large-scale social changessocial movement Examples: Civil rights Anti-war Environmental Pro-Life Social movements may include coalitions of organized interests and interest groups

16 Is the Tea Party a Social Movement? Grass Roots vs. Astro Turf OrganizationsAstro Turf Funding of the Tea Party by the Koch Brothers and Tom DeLayKoch Brothers Tom DeLay Role of Politicians like Sarah Palin, Dick Armey, Karl Rove, and othersSarah Palin Relationship between the Tea Party “movement” and the Republican Party Trailer for new film on the Tea Party

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