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Chapter 16 Interest Groups

Chapter 16 Interest Groups. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives. Roots of the American Interest Group System LO 16.1: Trace the roots of the American interest group system. The Development of American Interest Groups

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Chapter 16 Interest Groups

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  1. Chapter 16Interest Groups

  2. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Roots of the American Interest Group System LO 16.1: Trace the roots of the American interest group system. The Development of American Interest Groups LO 16.2: Describe the historical development of American interest groups.

  3. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives What Do Interest Groups Do? LO 16.3: Identify several strategies and tactics used by organized interests. What Makes Interest Groups Successful? LO 16.4: Analyze the factors that make an interest group successful.

  4. Chapter Outline and Learning Objectives Toward Reform: Regulating Interest Groups and Lobbyists LO 16.5: Explain reform efforts geared toward regulating interest groups and lobbyists.

  5. Roots of the American Interest Group SystemLO 16.1: Trace the roots of the American interest group system. Groups build social capital and civic virtue. Their main goal is to influence public policy. To Learning Objectives

  6. Theories of Interest Group Formation Pluralist theory Disturbance theory Transactions theory Neopluralist theory To Learning Objectives LO 16.1

  7. Kinds of Organized Interests Types of interest groups Public Interest Groups Economic Interest Groups Governmental Units Political Action Committees Multi-issue versus single-issue groups What are the characteristics of different types of interest groups? To Learning Objectives LO 16.1

  8. A “PAC” is an acronym for ____________. Political Action Committee Politically Anonymous Company Public Action Ceremony People’s Ardent Continuum Population American Committee To Learning Objectives LO 16.1

  9. A “PAC” is an acronym for ____________. Political Action Committee Politically Anonymous Company Public Action Ceremony People’s Ardent Continuum Population American Committee To Learning Objectives LO 16.1

  10. The Development of American Interest GroupsLO 16.2: Describe the historical development of American interest groups. National Groups Emerge (1830-1889) Business interests play larger role after Civil War. Groups begin to send lobbyists to Washington. The Progressive Era (1890-1920) Explosion of interest groups. Growth of labor, business organizations, and trade associations. To Learning Objectives

  11. The Rise of the Interest Group State Expansion of civil rights and groups in 1960s. NAACP and ACLU Nader’s Unsafe at Any Speed  Common Cause and Public Citizen Rise of conservative/religious groups. Evolution of new business groups dedicated to lobbying. Declining power of organized labor. To Learning Objectives LO 16.2

  12. In 1965 _________ became a well known consumer rights advocate with the publishing of his book, “Unsafe at Any Speed.” Jerry Falwell Ralph Nader Pat Robertson Ronal Reagan John McCain To Learning Objectives LO 16.2

  13. In 1965 _________ became a well known consumer rights advocate with the publishing of his book, “Unsafe at Any Speed.” Jerry Falwell Ralph Nader Pat Robertson Ronal Reagan John McCain To Learning Objectives LO 16.2

  14. What Do Interest Groups Do?LO 16.3: Identify several strategies and tactics used by organized interests. Some are non political. Political interest groups increase representation and participation increase public awareness about important issues help frame the public agenda monitor programs to guarantee effective implementation engage in lobbying and election activities To Learning Objectives

  15. Lobbying Congress through research, money, or testimony The executive branch The courts through sponsorship or amicus briefs Grassroots lobbying, such as petitions Protests and radical activism To Learning Objectives LO 16.3

  16. Election Activities Candidate recruitment and endorsements Getting out the vote Rating the candidates or office holders Campaign contributions PACs To Learning Objectives LO 16.3

  17. Interest groups participate in the electoral process in all of the following ways EXCEPT nominating candidates for office. contributing money to political campaigns. getting out of the vote. rating office holders. Endorsing candidates who are running for office. To Learning Objectives LO 16.3

  18. Interest groups participate in the electoral process in all of the following ways EXCEPT nominating candidates for office. contributing money to political campaigns. getting out of the vote. rating office holders. Endorsing candidates who are running for office. To Learning Objectives LO 16.3

  19. What Makes Interest Groups Successful?LO 16.4: Analyze the factors that make an interest group successful. Leaders Funding and patrons Members: helps to overcome the free rider problem, especially for collective goods To Learning Objectives

  20. The phenomenon in which potential members fail to join an interest group because they can get the benefit without contributing the effort is known as transactions theory. disturbance theory. grassroots lobbying. the free rider problem. a common cause. To Learning Objectives LO 16.4

  21. The phenomenon in which potential members fail to join an interest group because they can get the benefit without contributing the effort is known as transactions theory. disturbance theory. grassroots lobbying. the free rider problem. a common cause. To Learning Objectives LO 16.4

  22. Toward Reform: Regulating Interest Groups and LobbyistsLO 16.5: Explain reform efforts geared toward regulating interest groups and lobbyists. Regulating Congressional Lobbyists The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 1927 Regulating Executive Branch Lobbyists The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 To Learning Objectives

  23. What law requires the president the source and amount of all earned income and any positions held in business, labor, or non-profit organization? The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 1927 The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 The Clayton Act of 1914 To Learning Objectives LO 16.6

  24. What law requires the president the source and amount of all earned income and any positions held in business, labor, or non-profit organization? The Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 1927 The Ethics in Government Act of 1978 Federal Election Campaign Act of 1974 The Clayton Act of 1914 To Learning Objectives LO 16.6

  25. To Learning Objectives What role do lobbyists play in Congress? This cartoon presents one popular, although not always correct, view of how legislation gets enacted on Capitol Hill. Back

  26. To Learning Objectives Table 16.1: What are the characteristics of selected interest groups? Back

  27. To Learning Objectives Table 16.2: What are the key provisions of the Ethics in Government Act? Back

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