Monday, February 26, 2018

Lesson on Monday, February 26, 2018

Aim: How does direct lobbying differ from grassroots lobbying?

Bell Ringer: Grade journals 61-70 (5/10 min)


Objectives:

10.4 Compare and contrast different types of lobbying. 


Agenda:

1. Complete PAC Assignment / presentations (15 min)

2. Discuss Journals 69-70

10.4

3. Examples of direct lobbying: personal contact with policymakers. "Lobbyist must maintain contact with congressional and agency staffers, constantly providing them with pertinent data."

4. "Policymakers are more concerned about what a lobbyist says when they know that constituents are really watching their decisions." page 285

5. "Policymaking is a long-term, incremental process, and a demonstration is short-lived. It is difficult to sustain anger and activism among group supporters - to keep large numbers of people involved in protest after protest." re: civil rights demonstrations of the 1960s

6. What is an information campaign? 

"Information campaigned may affect public opinion, which, presumably, will influence policymakers."

7. Journal 71 - Explain how the free-rider problem makes it difficult to get people to join and contribute to interest groups. (10 min)


*INTEREST GROUP ROLE PLAYING

A. Review the handout on Interest Groups Role Playing. Where are we in this assignment? 

source: https://study.com/academy/lesson/interest-groups-in-us-politics-activities-for-high-school.html


Terms to know: interest group/lobby, lobbyist, agenda building, program monitoring, interest group entrepreneur, free-rider problem, trade associations, direct lobbying, grassroots lobbying, information campaign, coalition building, 


Home Learning:

1. Read 10.5

2. Study "Terms to Know"

3. Unit 3 Exam 2  on Wednesday, February 28, 2018






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