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Special Interest Groups and Propaganda

Special Interest Groups and Propaganda. Civics 11.3. Economic Interest Groups. Interest group based on a monetary interest Labor Unions: employees who work together to achieve common goals. Better Working Conditions More Pay Chamber of Commerce. Social Interest Groups.

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Special Interest Groups and Propaganda

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  1. Special Interest Groups and Propaganda Civics 11.3

  2. Economic Interest Groups • Interest group based on a monetary interest • Labor Unions: employees who work together to achieve common goals. • Better Working Conditions • More Pay • Chamber of Commerce

  3. Social Interest Groups • Many social Interest groups • Private Groups • Promote only special interests of its members • NRA, NAACP, AARP • Public Interest Groups • Promote causes that affects the lives of Americans in General • League of Women Voters • Nonpartisan - not affiliated with a particular party.

  4. Interest Groups and the government • #1 goal of interest groups is to influence public policy • Concentrate on Courts, Elections, Lawmakers • Political Action Committees (PACs)- collect money from members and donates it to a specific candidate

  5. Lobbying • Lobbyists – representatives of interest groups or Private company whose job is to contact law makers • Provides law makers with facts that support their cause • Interest Groups are protected by the 1st Amendment right to assembly

  6. Regulations on Interest Groups • Laws restrict how much money they can give a candidate • Ex-Public Officials must wait to become lobbyists.

  7. Interest Groups use of Propaganda • Interest groups often use Propaganda to further their cause. • There are 7 different types of propaganda • The Bandwagon: join us and win • Name-Calling • Endorsement • Stacked Cards • Glittering Generality • Just Plain Folk: Were just like you • Transfer

  8. Endorsement: Popular people publically support candidates

  9. Name Calling: focusing on your opponents negative aspects

  10. Transfer: associating patriotic symbols with a patriot

  11. Glittering Generalities: The candidate will bring use peace and prosperity

  12. Stacked Cards: showing two different takes one overly positive one overly negative

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