AP Government and Politics notes on Interest Groups
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- What is an Interest Group?
- an organized group of individuals who share common goals or objectives.
- who attempt to influence policymakers in all three branches of government.
- examples: AARP, NRA, PETA
- who attempt to influence policymakers in all three branches of government.
- an organized group of individuals who share common goals or objectives.
- The Pluralist Theory applied to Interest Groups
- politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies.
- no group wins or loses all the time.
- groups provide the key link between the people and the government. (Linkage Institution)
- politics is mainly a competition among groups, each one pressing for its own preferred policies.
- The Elitist Theory applied to Interest Groups
- numerous groups mean nothing, the power is not…
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