POLS 1101 1st edition Lecture 28Outline of Previous LectureI. Logic of Collective ActionII. IncentivesIII. Insider LobbyingIV. Interest Group Politics: Controversial & ThrivingOutline of Current Lecture I. Interest GroupsII. Drawbacks to Interest GroupsIII. BureaucracyCurrent Lecture I. Interest Groups Why do we have Interest Groupso 1st amendment gibes the right to assembleo Politicians are not experts so they need information on different areaso Represents interest of groups of citizenso Help represent interests or minority groupso Info to blind public opiniono Bridge the partisan gap by lobbying both sides These major interest groups a lot of them give money to both sidesII. Drawbacks to Interest Groups Small well-funded groups Les collective action problems which leads to more influence Are they just giving information or are they giving money to politicians Less people and there are fewer transaction costs Interest groups are biased so they might misrepresent the information Interest groups provide information to convince Congress to make a decision that isn’t the best decision They provide information to protect their interests More potential for free riding What are the morals of joining interest groupso There is an incentive to join an interest group when something bad is about to happen because that interest group will fight against itThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Internal workings o When the NRA groups send money and select lobbyists, what does that relationship represent between the NRA and lobbyists They are paying professionals to go on their behalf They are agents Principal agent problem? Interest groups are effected by moneyo More money=more influenceo People with more money are the ones that have the most influence because they control interest groups or run themIII. Bureaucracy What is the purpose of having Bureaucracies?o Holding each other responsibleo Principle agent framework Delegation Agency loss What is a Bureaucracy Politics and keeping politics out What does the administrative procedures act do? What are a couple major important Bureaucracieso FBIo EPAo AMB – help the president with budget finance and they agree with the president What were the early parts of the departments in the bureaucracyo Treasuryo Foreign Affairso Defense Fire Alarm Principleo There is so much going through the ONB so when one thing happens that the public doesn’t like the media will zone in on it.o Congress gets to pull the department in and try to be the good guy asking the hard questions o The President is also involved and pulled
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