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11 Cards in this Set
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What is an Interest Group?
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Groups of individuals and/ or institutions united by shared opinions or interests and organized together in an effort to influence political outcomes.
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What purpose should the state
serve according to Plato? (what is his basic philosophy?) |
The Promotion of Justice.
Following Nature: Three Natural Groups. 1> Workers. 2> Auxiliaries. 3> Guardians. |
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What purpose should the state
serve according to Thomas Hobbes?(what is his basic philosophy?) |
- 1588-1679.
-Mixture of Passion and Reason. -Equality of Human beings. -Security & Promoting the Survival of Humanity. |
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What is the power of the state according to Niccolo Machiavelli?(what is his basic philosophy?)
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-1469-1527.
- The Prince. - Maximizing state power. -Fear is the optimum basis for ruling. |
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What is the power of the state according to James Madison?(what is his basic philosophy?)
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-1751-1836.
-The U.S Constitution. -A Separation of powers. -Checks and Balances. |
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A question to ponder...Which one is more important, protecting citizens from government through restricting power, or protecting citizens by government through maximizing the power of the protector?
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What is in a Procedural Democracy?
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-Constitution.
- Free Elections. -Right to vote. - Right of participation. - Freedom of expression. -Right to information. -Freedom of association. |
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What are Democracy's not necessarily?
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-More efficient economically.
-More efficient administratively. -More orderly, consensual. -Stable or governable. -More economically open. |
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What are three important things to remember about interest groups?
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- Divergent interests lead to group formation.
-Possibility of only representing certain groups. -Interest-group activity to influence government. |
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What is Direct Lobbying?
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is a strategy whereby groups make personal contact with political officials and try and persuade them to support the aims of the interest groups.
CLASS SLIDES SAY: - Direct Lobbyists target public officials. - The Expertise of the Lobbyist. - Ability of the Lobbyist to Establish Close Connections with Influential Decision Makers. |
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What is Grassroots Lobbying? (Strategies of Interest Groups) what are examples of this
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Convincing voters and members of the public to support the interest group’s positions.
Mass Mailings, Television or Newspaper Ads, Telephone Calls, Internet Postings, E-mail, or Door-to-Door Campaigns. MUST REMEMBER EXAMPLES I WROTE THEM DOWN ONCE BUT CARD DID NOT SAVE: GO TO PAGE 198 AND 199 IN GRIGSBY READING CHAPTER 9 READ AND MEMORIZE EXAMPLES AND STRATEGIES PREFORMED BY THESE INTREAT GROUPS |
