POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 13 Outline of Last Lecture I amendment about voting II obstacles to voting III primaries Outline of Current Lecture I Interest Groups II Political parties and interest groups Current Lecture Randall Duke Cunningham member of U S House of Representatives and got sent to prison for his cheat sheet Aforementioned cheat sheet showed the amount of money one would have to spend on a particular interest group It was in two list and one represented dollars in millions versus how many of his BT boy toy yacht it would cost if he voted yes or no Interest groups organization seeks to influence government officials and their policies on behalf on narrow interest of members Members in interest groups often share common objectives and views and goals Political parties want to gain control of the government by having people get elected into office and propose policies Both political parties and Interest groups try to influence government officials Political parties influence government officials not by election but rather by mobilizing members swaying public opinion building coalitions with other groups accessing decision makers Interest groups represent issues Interest groups may include the NAACP Nation Association for the Advancement of Colored People AARP American Association for Retired Persons NRA National Rifle Association Veterans of Foreign Wars and National Organization for Women When political parties are divided it is easy for interest groups to pick particular politicians from the divided parties to cater to their opinions These 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
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