POLS 2312 1st Edition Lecture 17 Outline of Last Lecture I Interest Groups Influencing Outcomes A Direct B Indirect C Positive D Negative II Effects on Interest Group Power A Party Competition and Decentralization B Law C Media III Constituent Influence IV Lobbyists Outline of Current Lecture I Interest Group Theory A Definition of pluralism B Definition of elitism II Campaign Contributions A PAC III Lobbyist A B C D Current Lecture What lobbyists must reveal Lobbying costs Lobbying the Legislature Lobbying Administrative Agencies l A Pluralism is more or less perfect competition and they cancel each other out B Elitism is when all major groups are controlled by the elite and they usually get their way ll Many interest group have large donors who contribute to gain access to public officials Ordinary citizens find access more difficult State law forbids giving and accepting campaign contributions 30 days before the start of a legislative session Every attempt to secure campaign 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 finance reform has failed Voting and attentiveness is low in Texas and the press is conservative Legislators are known to represent special interests before the state A PAC or political action committee is a private group that raises and distributes funds for use in election campaigns Super Pacs have no limit on money and are informational lll A Lobbyists must reveal for whom they lobby info about clients and employers policy areas of concern identity and info on people assisting them that have direct contact with officials and any lobbyist that foresees spending more than 1 000 per year B Daily expenditures on legislative members in excess of 50 and expenditures for broadcast or print advertisement must be reported in detail C When lobbying the legislature you must learn who is a supporter opponent of cause and who can be swayed you must memorize the faces of members and their occupation They establish contact with members especially presiding officers and chairs of committees and they know legislature s staff and issues D Administrators and interest group representatives seek each other for info Most state boards are composed of members and industries the agency regulates
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