INTEREST GROUPS WHY SO MANY??

INTEREST GROUP

ANY ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO INFLUENCE PUBLIC POLICY

LETS TAKE A LOOK AT ONE

3INTEREST GROUPSWHY SO MANY??

4CLEAVAGES

5POINTS OF ACCESS

6WEAK POLITICAL PARTIES

NOW DO YOU REMEMBER MY NAME?7FACTORS LEADING TO INTEREST GROUPS?

BROAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

GOVERNMENT POLICY

LEADERSHIP

SPECIFIC EVENTS

INCENTIVES

13SOLIDARY

14MATERIAL

15

PURPOSIVEPUBLIC INTERESTPIRGS (4%)

16

IDENTIFY THE THREE TYPES OF INCENTIVES OFFERED BY INTEREST GROUPS AND EXPLAIN WHICH OF THE THREE IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE?

TODAY????

Lets take a look at some

18PETAPEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS?PEOPLE EATING TASTY ANIMALS?

PETA v. SEA WORLD(13th amendment slavery)

TYPES OF INTEREST GROUPS* INSTITUTIONAL500+ IN D.C.50% CORP/30%PROF.* MEMBERSHIP21ENVIRONMENTAL1892 SIERRA CLUB

22DIRTY DOZEN

23SMALLER # =MORE EXTREME

24ELF EARTH LIBERATION FRONT

FEMINIST

26EISENHOWER ADS 1952/1956

OBAMA ADS2012 (LENA DUNHAM)

NARAL(COURT ACTION)

29PLANNED PARENTHOOD

EMILYS LIST

31REPUBLICAN WOMEN?

NATIONAL RIGHT TO LIFE

EXPLAIN THE PRIMARY TACTICS OF EITHER EMILYS LIST OR NARALUNION MOVEMENT1930S

35

*MINIMUM WAGE*40-HOUR WEEK*PENSIONS*HEALTH CARE* PAID SICK DAYS36

*1945 36%(heres a pt. on the next exam)2000 13.5%2012 11.3%

37$$$ FOR INTEREST GROUPS

38

OPEN SECRETS.ORGPRIVATE AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTIONS

FOUNDATION GRANTS

40

B&MGF$35,000,000,000

GOVERNMENT

42FUNDING VS.DE-FUNDING

43DIRECT MAIL2%

44

IDENTIFY TWO WAYS INTEREST GROUPS ARE FUNDEDTACTICS OF IGS

46INFORMATIONLOBBYING

47KEY TARGET?

48UNDECIDED VOTER OR LEGISLATOR

49TESTIFYING BEFORE CONGRESS

SOCIALIZING

COURT ACTION

* CLASS ACTION SUITS

* AMICUS CURIAE(friend of the court)

PROPAGANDA (ADS)

CUES

54RATINGS*PUBLICIZED VOTING RECORDS

55

INSIDER VS. OUTSIDERSTRATEGY

56GRASSROOTSLOBBYING

57DIRECT ACTION

58REVOLVING DOOR

59

A POLITICIAN RECEIVES A 95% RATING FROM THE NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION. EXPLAIN HOW THIS NUMBER WOULD BE USED BOTH FOR AND AGAINST THIS POLITICIAN.