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Exploring Interest Groups in US Society

Discover the influence of interest groups, their incentives, and impact on public policy in the United States. Learn about the diversity and strategies of these organizations.

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Exploring Interest Groups in US Society

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  1. Interest Groups Organizations & Social Movements Chapter 11, Theme A

  2. Pop Quiz 11A • What is the name of the street in DC that is home to the headquarters of over 7000 groups? • Name one reason why lobbies are so common in the United States. (Book states 3!) • Name one interest that was formed before 1960. • Define solidary incentive. • Name the man responsible for the founding of Public Citizen and hundreds of other consumer groups.

  3. Why are lobbies so common in US? • More cleavages in society: • Immigration • No national religion • Federalism and Separation of Powers • Three levels of government to lobby • Three branches to lobby • Weak political parties • Groups work with individual parts of government

  4. Kinds of Interest Groups • If interest groups seek to influence public policy, how do institutional and membership interest groups differ? • Institutional Interest Groups: Defined? • Business firms, Trade or governmental association, foundations, universities http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RupwMbEiFkw&feature=fvsr • Membership Interest Groups • Why types do Am. Join more often, less often than Eur. Countries? Why join civil orgs.?

  5. Incentives • Solidary incentives • What are they? • What facilitates them? • Examples? • Material incentives • What are they? • Examples?

  6. Incentives • Purposive incentives • What are they? • What 3 factors drive membership? • Why is this type of incentive important to ideological interest groups? • How do public interest groups benefit non-members? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsjMVuOib4U&list=PL5621337FC3F5B5CB&index=3&feature=plpp_video • Why is publicity important to purposive groups?

  7. Staff of interest groups • Many are lawyers…there are more lawyers in DC than in LA. • Purposive goals drive staff, even if solidary and material incentives drive members. • Are staff of interest groups political elites? • Examples to prove?

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