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MONDAY 12/5

Get out your planner…. The Unit 3 Exam is going to be next Tuesday, December 13 th This covers chapters 9, 10, 11 AND 12! Our most expansive exam to date!

Today’s Agenda Website Updates/ Helpful Resources Discuss redistricting game, how does it compare to Illinois? What is the big deal with Iowa/New Hampshire? Intro to CH 11:Special Interests Homework: Answer questions on Ch 11.

What did you learn about how Illinois redistricts?

Illinois Congressional Districting

What’s the big deal with Iowa and New Hampshire? New Hampshire is the first primary, Iowa has the first caucus. Its real importance comes from the massive media coverage it receives It is testing grounds for who will be the front-runner. As lower-population states without a major metropolitan area, IA and NH somehow represent the median American opinion

caucuses-and-conventions#primaries-caucuses- and-conventions caucuses-and-conventions#primaries-caucuses- and-conventions

Bell ringer If you were given 60 seconds to give a convincing statement to the ENTIRE WORLD how would you suggest we improve it? 60 second idea to improve the world…

Interest Groups: An Overview The term interest group refers to virtually any voluntary association that seeks to publicly promote and create advantages for its cause Have grown rapidly since the Examples of interest groups?

Interest Groups

Institutional v. Membership Interests Institutional Interests are individuals or organizations representing other organizations. I.e: General Motors Usually interested in bread-and-butter issues They do not just represent business, but also governments, foundations and universities.

Institutional v. Membership Interests We have a reputation as a nation of joiners. What is this a reflection of? We are more likely than Europeans to think that organized activity is an effective way to influence the national government.

Incentives to Join Solidary Incentives: Sense of pleasure/companionship that arises our of meeting together in small groups. Material Incentives: Money or things valued in monetary terms.

Material Incentives They provide members low-cost life insurance, mail-order discount drugs, group travel plans… 45% of our nations 50 and older population belong to AARP. That’s one in ever 4 registered voters Do you think they influence public policy?

Tonight’s Homework Choose one of the interest groups on page 264 or one that you are interested in learning about. What, if any, influence do each of these lobbies wield in your state? Since lobbyists groups have proliferated, so you think they are too powerful?

Purposive v Ideological Incentives Purposive: A benefit that comes from serving a cause or principle. Ideological Interest Groups: Political organizations that attract members by appealing to their political convictions or principles.