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TAMU Pols 206 Bond Exam 2 Study Guide Solutions lobbying - ANSWER-activities to influence public policy to promote/protect group interests define lobbying: - ANSWER-act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agenci...

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lobbying - ANSWER✔✔-activities to influence public policy to promote/protect group interests

define lobbying: - ANSWER✔✔-act of attempting to influence decisions made by officials in a

government, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies.

direct lobbying - ANSWER✔✔--direct contact with policy maker

-one-on-one meeting; testify @ committee hearing; letters & emails;

indirect lobbying - ANSWER✔✔--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.

Targets of interest group lobbying (7) - ANSWER✔✔-1. their own membership-united front

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2. Other groups

3. political parties

4. public opinion

advertising--social networking

5. Congress

6. President & executive branch (Bacardi)

7. Courts

How do groups lobby with other groups? How do they form? - ANSWER✔✔-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: - ANSWER✔✔-test cases: to get a test case:

-find people who have been affected by situation

-file a suit

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-file a brief (summary)

Amicus Curiae Brief

Amicus Curiae Brief - ANSWER✔✔-"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 -

ANSWER✔✔-true

most famous test case: - ANSWER✔✔-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.

Power and influence of interest groups in politics: what kind of force do they have? - ANSWER✔✔-

Conservative force

1.seldom powerful enough to push through big changes

2.often powerful enough to block change & keep status quo

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-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 - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-through countervailing power

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