Interest Groups (#3E) people form groups to get their concerns to ALL levels of government no legal status in the election process *they don’t want to.

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Interest Groups (#3E) *people form groups to get their concerns to ALL levels of government *no legal status in the election process *they don’t want to control govt, THEY WANT TO INFLUENCE GOVT POLICIES **MEMBERSHIP**

Interest Groups VOCAB!!! Interest groups political action committees (PACs) lobbying grassroots mass media gatekeepers media events *media as it relates to the power of interest groups

Interest Groups *viewed w/ suspicion *Madison didn’t like factions (Fed#10), but he knew he couldn’t get rid of them…the Constitution’s ‘separation of powers’ should moderate their effects!!!!!

Interest Groups FUNCTIONS OF INTEREST GROUPS… raise awareness & stimulate interest in public affairs by educating their members & the public represent their membership, serving as a link b/t members & govt provide info to govt, esp dates & testimony useful in making public policy provide channels for political participation that enable citizens to work together to achieve a common goal

TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS ECON = labor (AFL-CIO, Teamsters Union) BUSINESS = Chamber of Commerce of the US, Natl Assc of Manufacturers PROF = NEA, AMA, ABA AGRICULTURE = National Grange, Natl Farmers’ Union

TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS CAUSE= ACLU, NRA WELFARE = AARP, NAACP, VFW RELIGION = Natl Council of Churches, American Jewish Congress PUBLIC INTEREST = Common Cause, League of Women Voters, MADD

Interest Groups STRATEGIES OF INTEREST GROUPS… influencing elections = votes, party platforms, nominations, and $$$$$$$$$ PACs are political action committees = strength $$$$$ lobbying = direct, grassroots, coalition litigation = court / NAACP going public = PR approach

PACs After the campaign finance reforms of the 1970s, these were formed as the political arms of IGs They are regulated, they must register w the govt, raise $$ from multiple sources, donate to several candidates, and follow strict accounting rules **Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act in 1946 – first attempt to regulate **Lobbying Disclosure Act in 1995 **demand more disclosure of info/$$