Bell Ringer: Complete PAC Assignment / presentations (10 min)
Objectives:
10.5 Evaluate whether the interest group system biases the public policy-making process.
Agenda:
1. "If a significant number of people with similar views have a stake in the outcome of policy decisions in a particular area, they should have a lobby to speak for them." (in a Pluralistic political system)
"...in terms of a membership in interest groups, there is a profound bias in favor of those who are well of financially."
2. Citizen group: Let's look some up!
3. Business related groups (corporation and trade associations) made up the largest segment of all lobbies, and citizen groups constituted roughly a quarter of all organizations. - FIGURE 10.4
Business lobbyist: more likely to participate in lobbying administrative agencies on proposed regulations or can mobilize corporations that are members of the interest group.
Citizen groups: try to mobilize their individual members.
4. Why is it difficult to limit the power of interest groups? (lobbying)
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, citizen group.
5. Chapter 10 Vocabulary Quiz (rest of class)
6. Unit 3 Exam 2 Review
Home Learning:
1. Review Chapters 8-10 IDs
2. Unit 3 Exam 2: tomorrow
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