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1 AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages
Linkage Institutions AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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5 Linkage Institutions IRLANDA Sorry, Danny
Yesterday during Period 6 Law & Society a Mr. Maxwell Henrie was seen engaged in an extended hug with IRLANDA Sorry, Danny AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Quotable Quote Americans of all ages, all conditions, and all dispositions constantly form associations. Alexis de Tocqueville AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Basic Definition An organization of people with shared policy goals . . . Enters the policy process at several points to try to achieve these goals AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Interest Groups v. Political Parties Both promote democracy by . . . Linking citizens to the political process However . . . Individual interest groups have a narrower range of interests than political parties AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Basic Categories * Economic * Environmental * Equality * Consumers AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Economic – Environmental – Equality – Consumers – Public Interest AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Economic – Environmental – Equality – Consumers – Public Interest AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Economic – Environmental – Equality – Consumers – Public Interest AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

16 From my cold, dead hands! Interest Groups The MOST INFLUENTIAL
according to Fortune magazine From my cold, dead hands! AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups How Groups Try to Shape Policy * Lobbying * Electioneering * Litigation * Going Public AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Lobbying Attempt to influence governmental decision maker . . . Made by someone other than a citizen acting on his own behalf AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Lobbying Positives * Source of information & expertise * Help politicians with political strategy for passing legislation * Help politicians formulate campaign strategy and gain group’s support * Source of ideas and innovation AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Reminder . . . The mutually dependent relationship between . . . * Bureaucracy * Congressional Committees * Interest Groups IRON TRIANGLE AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Electioneering Direct group involvement in elections * Fund campaigns * Provide supportive testimony * Form Political Action Committees AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups PACS Organizations set up to channel MONEY to political campaigns Helps interest groups gain access to legislators AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups PACS & Interest Groups Support both Democrats & Republicans Goal is to affect legislation Reminder: Who usually wins Congressional elections? INCUMBENTS AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups PACS Number in 1974 = Number in 2006 = The biggest increase has been in PACS representing ? 608 4,210 EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT CONSUMERS BUSINESS LABOR AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Business must learn the lesson that political power is necessary; that such power must be assiduously cultivated; it must be used aggressively and with determination . . . Lewis Powell Attorney Represented tobacco companies in many lawsuits In a Memo written to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in 1971 Named to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1972 AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Litigation If cannot get favorable action in Congress Sometimes groups turn to Courts with: * Class Action lawsuits . . . which permit a small number of people to sue on behalf of all other people “similarly situated” AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Litigation If cannot get favorable action in Congress Sometimes groups turn to Courts with: * “Friend of the Court” briefs . . . known as Amicus Curiae briefs AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Going Public May appeal to the public for support * Call on people to contact representatives * Build public goodwill * Employ PR firms * Use advertising AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Which of the following models / theories of American democracy would say that the workings of interest groups is a good thing? Pluralist Elite & Class Hyperpluralist AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Which of the following models / theories of American democracy would say that the workings of interest groups is a bad thing? Pluralist Elite & Class Hyperpluralist AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages

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Interest Groups Which of the following models / theories of American democracy would say that interest groups generally favor the wealthy? Pluralist Elite & Class Hyperpluralist AP U.S. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS – Linkages


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