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Day 13: Outside Influences

You are completing all notes and activities in your groups. You will hand in one sheet of paper. Please put your cell phones away. . Day 13: Outside Influences. TLW: Understand how outside influences impact the decisions made by the individual and the Congress as a whole.

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Day 13: Outside Influences

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  1. You are completing all notes and activities in your groups. You will hand in one sheet of paper. Please put your cell phones away. Day 13: Outside Influences TLW: Understand how outside influences impact the decisions made by the individual and the Congress as a whole. Write the objective on one sheet of paper. (Put the names of your group members.)

  2. In your notes, complete a graphic organizer that shows all of the outside influences on you.

  3. How would outside influences impact the following decisions? • A student drops out of high school. What are possible reasons why? • A student drops out of college. Why? • A 24 year old moves back in with their parents. Why? • An athlete chooses to use steroids. Why? • The President lies about an affair. Why?

  4. Outside influences in Congress • Lobbyists • Interest Groups (Political Action Committees--PAC’s) • Celebrities

  5. Lobbyists • Definition: • Example: • Goal:

  6. Interest Groups/ PAC’s (Political Action Committees) • Definition: • Example: • Goal:

  7. Celebrities • Definition: • Example: • Goal:

  8. Videos on Lobbyists • 3 Available on the class website. We will watch one of them together. • You need to write down any new information you learn about lobbyists.

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