TAMU Pols 206 Bond Exam 2 Questions & Answers Verified 100% Correct!!
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most famous test case: - ️️Brown v Board of Education
-interest group NAACP supported Brown.
-class action suit. the results of the case would only affect the party suing (Brown would
be the only family to be desegregated)
-They got it changed to where it would affect all black families.
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TAMU Pols 206 Bond Exam 2
most famous test case: - ✔️✔️Brown v Board of Education
-interest group NAACP supported Brown.
-class action suit. the results of the case would only affect the party suing (Brown would
be the only family to be desegregated)
-They got it changed to where it would affect all black families.
Targets of interest group lobbying (7) - ✔️✔️1. their own membership-united front
2. Other groups
3. political parties
4. public opinion
advertising--social networking
5. Congress
6. President & executive branch (Bacardi)
7. Courts
define lobbying: - ✔️✔️act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a
government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.
direct lobbying - ✔️✔️-direct contact with policy maker
-one-on-one meeting; testify @ committee hearing; letters & emails;
indirect lobbying - ✔️✔️-work through intermediates
-constituents: influential people in district
-Bacardi rum example from book: (triple bank shot)
filed a trademark dispute. sent an email to Jeb Bush "BACARDI NEEDS YOUR HELP:
Importance: High" Bush sent it to a staff member, who sent it to a political apointee &
said to do something. 2 weeks later, Bacardi gave 50k to Jeb, who quickly solved the
issue.
lobbying - ✔️✔️activities to influence public policy to promote/protect group interests
How do groups lobby with other groups? How do they form? - ✔️✔️a) coalitions based
on common, overlapping interests
example: civil right's groups, NAACP & women's rights groups have a common goal
b) Logrolling
coalition of uncommon interests. you scratch my back, i'll scratch yours
Lobbying through the court: - ✔️✔️test cases: to get a test case:
-find people who have been affected by situation
,-file a suit
-file a brief (summary)
Amicus Curiae Brief
Amicus Curiae Brief - ✔️✔️"friend of the court"
a 3rd party to a case presents info (in a brief) to a court and attempts to pursuade them
with evidence.
An amicus curiae brief can be more influential in a court than the actual parties'
claims/disputes - ✔️✔️true
Power and influence of interest groups in politics: what kind of force do they have? -
✔️✔️Conservative force
1.seldom powerful enough to push through big changes
2.often powerful enough to block change & keep status quo
-multiple decision points
-big policy change requires winning at each point
-blocking change requires winning at only one point
(easier to defend than to go on the offensive)
Interest group: benefits of a 2 way-flow between citizens and government - ✔️✔️1.
aggregate & communicate demands from citizens to gov
2. watch what govt does & report back to members
a. biased info
b. useful to members who have the same bias
3. look at table 6.2
example: the many watch the few (we can watch the senators and then decide if we like
them or not)
however, most people don't really care and therefore don't watch. however, interest
groups watch for us and tell us how to vote based on what our rep voted for.
how do groups regulate each other? - ✔️✔️through countervailing power
1. scrutinize opponents & report negative info
-they like to find things wrong with another group & exploit that info
2. effect only if interests are organized on both sides
-some interests aren't organized
-most effective in etting small, narrow benefits with no public attention
are groups focused on a wide range of issues? - ✔️✔️no; they have started to narrow
down and find a few small issues to work with at one time: it's more effective & easier to
evoke change
, define political parties - ✔️✔️organizations that nominate and run candidates for office
under party label to win governmental offices and enact policies favored by the party
are parties a type of interest group? - ✔️✔️no
differences between parties and interest groups: - ✔️✔️*1. the method of influencing
politics differs:*
-parties nomiate and run for office under the party label; parties are not active all the
time
-interest groups don't run candidates for office, they influence by: lobbying, being active
all the time
*2. breadth and scope of issue concerns between parties & interest groups*
-parties take position on the entire broad range of issues in order to appeal to as many
voters as possible
-interest groups focus on a more narrow range of issues that are of concern to their
members
*3. Quasi-public vs private-organizations*
-quasi public
* Parties
>not part of govt
>can't prohibit citizens from participating in party activities
>bc party primaries select oinees for election, action of the party is the action of the
state
*Interest Groups*
-set whatever membership requirements they want
membership in american political parties - ✔️✔️-no formal party membership in US
-
define political party as 3 overlapping elements - ✔️✔️1. party in the electorate
-ordinary citizens who identify w/ that party
-ex: party candidtates with their votes and campaign contributors
2. party in government
-those who hold elected offices who are considered reps of the party
3. party organization
-professionals who hold official party offices 9state, country, delegates, etc); party
activists (donors, volunteers)
functions of political parties - ✔️✔️*-turn individual requests into broad coalitions*
*-simplify alternatives: the party narrows down a long list of candidates to one nominee*
-only the viable choices are in the election (democrat & republican)
-considerable voter dissatisfaction "tweedle-dee & tweedle-dum; vote for the man not
the party"
-however, having more choices in the election isn't better... we wouldn't take the time to
find the differences between the candidates in the same party.
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