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HOW GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE DECISIONS Iron Triangle

Definition Relationship in US politics between Congress, Government Bureaucracies and Interest Groups which result in a policy making system.

3 Actors Involved Congress  An elected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws from a political perspective of a state or nation

3 Actors Involved Government Bureaucracies  Administration of a government chiefly through bureaus of departments staffed with non- elected people.

3 Actors Involved Interest Groups  A group of politically active members sharing a common interest or goal.

The Iron Triangle CONGRESS Bureaucracy Low regulation/special favors Congressional support via lobby Electoral support Friendly legislation and oversight Policy choices and executi on Funding and political support Interest Group

How the Triangle Works INTEREST GROUP Appreciation and Support through the election process Bureaucracy Does something beneficial for an interest group whose policy goal falls under that department Congress Money to support the bureaucracy Bureaucracy uses the $ for specific activities in their department