PPT-Interest Groups & PACs

What is an Interest Group It is an association of people who hold similar views or goals and try to influence public policy at every level of government Interest Groups offer Americans an important means of influencing US public policy They are formed around many issues such as public interest social issues and economics. AP Government. Interest Groups. Interest Group. An . interest group is an organization of people with similar policy goals who enter the political process to try to achieve a particular policy . goal. ®. American Government and Politics. Unit III – Political . Parties (8) . and Interest . Groups (11). Part 2 – Interest Groups. What is an interest group?. Also called an “advocacy group”. Organization of people with shared policy goals that try to influence the political process to achieve those goals. What are political parties. . Organizations of people with similar ideas that are formed to win elections.. What are political parties. Political parties can form from factions. . Washington warned against factions tearing the country apart.. C. ategorize them as: economic, environmental, equality, consumer/public interest, or professional/government. Which types benefit non-members, as well as members?. Bellringer. Interest Groups. Chapter 9 . Tactics, and Federal Regulation . Interest groups’ tactics for attempting to influence . government . action (or inaction) fall in to 4 general categories:. 1) Lobbying. 2) Electioneering. 3) Litigation. Interest Groups and Lobbyists. Interest Groups – organizations dedicated to a political goal or goals. Examples: NAACP, AMA, Sierra Club. Interest groups engage in lobbying. Origin: people would wait in the lobby of the Capitol trying to get to legislators as they came and went.. Interest Groups-. an organized group of people with common goals actively attempting to influence policymakers (government). Lobbyist- . an individual who attempts to influence legislation and government decisions. Political Parties, . and . Mass Media. Unit 4. 1. PAY ATTENTION. 2. Lesson . 20. 136-148. (5.1. ) . Interest Groups Past and Present. – . (5.2. ) . Types of Interest Groups. 3. WHAT WERE INTEREST GROUPS ACCORDING TO JAMES MADISON. Who Rules?. Many governments claim to be democratic, but few actually are. . The former Soviet Union, China, even North Korea claim to be democratic.. . Who Rules?. Even the claims of such countries as England, the U.S. and Canada that "the people" hold the political power are open to question.. A striking feature of American politics is the extent to which political parties are supplemented by private associations formed to influence public policy. These organizations . . . promote their interests by attempting to influence government rather than by nominating candidates. . . . Such groups, while they may call themselves non-political, are engaged in politics; in the main theirs is a politics of policy.. organization or people with shared policy goals entering the policy process at several points to try to achieve those goals. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS. NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS. Warm Up?. What are the kinds of services provided by Government Agencies?. Enforcing Laws. EQ: Explain the various types of government agencies as well as how citizens can stay informed and participate in government?. Students?. Potato Farmers?. Schools?. Types of Interest Groups. Public Interest. Economic Interests. Professional Groups. Ideological Groups. Single-Issue Groups. Types of Interest Groups. Public Interest. Political Parties, PACs, Lobbying, and Interest Groups Political Parties What are Political Parties? Organizations of people with similar ideas that are formed to win elections. What are PACs (Political Action Committees)?