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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