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How Groups Try to Shape Policy
• Despite all the factors already discussed regarding interest groups, no one group possibly has enough resources to achieve every single one of its goals.
• Therefore, these groups need to find other ways to produce income and strive towards success.
• There are four main strategies that majority of interest groups have been utilizing:
• Lobbying- According to Lester Milbrath, a “communication, by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a governmental decision maker with the hope of influencing his or her decision”. o Just like the way a state has people representing them in the House and the Senate, a lobbyist is a person representing a specific interest group. o These people are often those who had served in Congress …show more content…
Types of Interest Groups
• No matter which tactic an interest group utilizes, it is important to understand that there are various different aspects of societies these groups can focus on.
• They have been categorized after being studied over the years: o Economic Interests
All these groups usually end up fighting over issues related to minimum wage, prices, or business related.
One big topic that usually comes up is how much the government should intervene with the economy, especially in a time of peace.
Another issue that arises often is regulations related to taxes and how much subsidies each work group will receive.
Labor interest groups have seen to have the most members than any other group, calling themselves unions.
Their primary goals are usually to raise their paychecks and get better working conditions.
Union shop- A provision found in some collective bargaining agreements requiring all employees of a business to join the union within a short period, usually 30 days, and to remain members as condition of
How Groups Try to Shape Policy
• Despite all the factors already discussed regarding interest groups, no one group possibly has enough resources to achieve every single one of its goals.
• Therefore, these groups need to find other ways to produce income and strive towards success.
• There are four main strategies that majority of interest groups have been utilizing:
• Lobbying- According to Lester Milbrath, a “communication, by someone other than a citizen acting on his or her own behalf, directed to a governmental decision maker with the hope of influencing his or her decision”. o Just like the way a state has people representing them in the House and the Senate, a lobbyist is a person representing a specific interest group. o These people are often those who had served in Congress …show more content…
Types of Interest Groups
• No matter which tactic an interest group utilizes, it is important to understand that there are various different aspects of societies these groups can focus on.
• They have been categorized after being studied over the years: o Economic Interests
All these groups usually end up fighting over issues related to minimum wage, prices, or business related.
One big topic that usually comes up is how much the government should intervene with the economy, especially in a time of peace.
Another issue that arises often is regulations related to taxes and how much subsidies each work group will receive.
Labor interest groups have seen to have the most members than any other group, calling themselves unions.
Their primary goals are usually to raise their paychecks and get better working conditions.
Union shop- A provision found in some collective bargaining agreements requiring all employees of a business to join the union within a short period, usually 30 days, and to remain members as condition of