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1 Interest Groups Characteristics, Formation and How They Do Business

2 What if Firefighters Ran the World? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6DOR wBzuA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO6DOR wBzuA

3 Interest Groups Make policy related appeals to government Enhance Democracy Represent the Evils of Faction Have Economic Interests Need Money, Leadership and Members Have an upper class bias Respond to political changes

4 Enhancing Democracy Groups educate members about issues Mobilize members Monitor government behavior

5 The “Evils of Faction” Madison feared the power of interests forsaking the public good But had to balance that fear against suppressing the freedom to organize No one interest should outcompete another (pluralism) But which interests are better at it? Those who are more organized and more resourceful

6 Economic Interests Producers/Manufacturers National Petrochemical Refiners Labor AFL-CIO Professional Lobbies AMA, ADA, ABA Public interests Natural Resources Defense Council, Common Cause

7 Money, Leadership, and Members (AARP) Policies: Social security Medicare Benefits: Insurance Discounts Organization: Dues, Structure, Offices Benefits Insurance Commercial Discounts

8 Upper Class Bias Increased political efficacy Higher Income levels Higher Education levels Time and Money

9 Political Changes Great proliferation in the last forty years Stimulated by new laws, court decisions, and election financing laws Roe v. Wade, Campaign Finance, Civil Rights Public interest groups have grown Common Cause, Sierra Club, EDF Direct Mail Computerized databases Internet/email

10 American Farm Bureau “We Are Farm Bureau” According to their website, their mission is to “enhance and strengthen the lives of rural Americans, and to build strong prosperous agricultural communities”

11 Policy Influence Energy Supports – energy independence is crucial to agriculture (renewable fuels) Federal Clean Water Act Opposes – because the bill would regulate farming and control runoff into ditches, gullies, and culverts

12 Benefits Economic Banking Insurance Social Food Check Out Week 37 working days to pay for a year of food 77 for income taxes Celebrating Farmers!

13 Allies and Enemies Allies: United Farm Workers of America http://www.conversationsoncare.com/about- us.aspx http://www.conversationsoncare.com/about- us.aspx Enemies: Animal Rights Activists http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=new sroom.focusfocus&year=2008&file=fo1013.ht ml http://www.fb.org/index.php?fuseaction=new sroom.focusfocus&year=2008&file=fo1013.ht ml

14 Policy Influence Legislative Branch Writing letters, grassroots organization, e- lists http://capwiz.com/afb/home/

15 Dollars and Cents http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/indus.ph p?ind=A

16 Voting Records Obama http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.ph p?can_id=9490&type=category&category=4 &go.x=14&go.y=17 http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.ph p?can_id=9490&type=category&category=4 &go.x=14&go.y=17 McCain http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.ph p?can_id=53270&type=category&category=4 &go.x=7&go.y=10 http://www.votesmart.org/voting_category.ph p?can_id=53270&type=category&category=4 &go.x=7&go.y=10

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