PPT-Interest Groups and Lobbyists

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. 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. Interest Groups. Daily Dilemma: Who is going to win the . p. residential election? Talk to the person sitting next to you.. Policymaking. A continuous, long-term process, and those who want to try to influence government must develop appropriate strategies . 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-. 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. Arguments for?. Arguments against?. Revolving-door syndrome. Practice by which former members of Congress take up well-paid jobs with Washington-based lobbying firms and then use their expertise and contacts to lobby the institution of which they were once a member.. The media are . Watchdogs. in the political System - keeping politics accountable. As such, they are expected to present an . unbias . opinion. . The media is a tool people can use to pressure and persuade the government, public opinion is very important to democracy. 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?. The Evolving Regulation of Lobbying. Richard Briffault. Columbia Law School. October 25, 2018. Two Views of Lobbying. Values Driving Lobbying Regulation. Techniques of Lobbying Regulation. Emerging Issues. 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 U.S. public policy. They are formed around many issues, such as public interest, social issues and economics.. 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.