INTEREST GROUPS Flashcards
How does federalist #10 relate to this chapter?
Federalist #10 relates to this chapter because it highlights the potential dangers of factions. However, the chapter uses it to explain how factions can be beneficial for freedom and democracy. With more factions, there are much more people represented and competition will prevent them from gaining too much power
What theory is most in line with federalist 10
Pluralism. This is because this theory explains hw there is competition between many politiccal/interest groups so no one dominates. This relates because if there werent enough groups, there would not be a balance of power
Two most joined groups of volunteer organizations?
religious and educational
According to the elite theory, how do the elite negatively impact the policy agenda,
Because it expresses that if the wealthy have the most political power, their policies will only benefit the wealthy, not the other 98% of the country
Difference between economic and public interest groups with examples
although both economic and public interest groups advocate for their members, economic interest groups advocate for their members’ financial needs, like how labor unions may try to get higher pay for their employees. On the other hand, public interest groups advocate for a large group, no matter membership status; for example, advocating for better schools/education
What is ironic about the right to work ads?
Although the right to work laws may be seen as laws granting people the ability to have job, but in reality they allow the workers the right to recieve the benefits without being a part of the union (free riding). This is detrimental because when unions are smaller, they have less power, therefore giving the executives more power.
provide an argument FOR the revolving door
an argument for the revolving door would be that former lobbyists could bring lots of knowlege to the table as government officials. Government officials could be great as lobbyists because they know and understand the process of making policies
provide an argument AGAINST the revolving door
if people hire lobbyists with very large connections to public policy and wealth, they will only fight for the wealthy elite.
How might a lobbyist try to influence a member of congress?
by directly contacting them with extensive research done on the topic to save the congress person time
how might a lobbyist try to influence an executive branch agency?
by taking advantage of executive branch information release rules. They hire data collectors/researchers so they can persuade the group to reach their goals.
what is the translation of amicus curiae
friend of the court
what are the three components of the iron triangle
interest groups, congress, beauracracy
how is the issue network and the iron trriangle different
although both the issue network and iron triangle descibe connections within outside groups and the government, the iron triangle explains that this is a more organized, mutually beneficial process, while the issues network is a much more complex web of influence
why would an interest group employ grassroots lobbying
more accessible, less expensive
why would an interest group employ protest
inexpensive way to grab lots of media attention
why would an interest group donate to both political parties
to get bipartisan support. This would make bills much more likely to pass
use the metoo movement to explain how social movements can actually make change in america
social movements can make real change in America because through protest, civil disobedience, and use of media , people can almost be represented by the movements, For example, with the metoo movement, women were encouraged to open up about their experiences with sexual harrassment. This has encouraged many legislations to make less forgiving policies.
voluntary associations of people who organize with with the purpose of getting certain policies enacted are known as
interest groups
Is the NRA more a PAC or interest group
interest group
the main goal of most social movements is to
educate the public about societal issues
true of false: black lives matter is considered to be a social movement
true
what was the main point of federalist #10
factions would be inevitible but the size of the united states would prevent factions from becoming too powerful
participatory democracy is the theory that
citizens can impact policy by getting involved with groups utside of the government.
the main function of civil society is to
influence policy making from outside the government
what theory supports federalist #10
pluralist theory
which theory supports the idea that groups can be limited in their resoucres but still have infuences over policy?
pluralist theory
