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Groups in Politics (Interests Groups (Types (Economic Groups (Professional…

- - - - Corporations
      - Trade Association
      - Professional Group
        
        BAR association
    - - Unions
    - - Public Interest Groups
        
        Attracts demographics
    - - Narrow focus
  - - - Members
        
        Numbers
        
        Good on paper
        
        Low cost participation
        
        Commitment
        
        Costly participation
        
        Lets go carpool !
      - Information & Expertise
        
        Policy Specific
        
        Government: "Yo man we need some numbers"
        
        Hit up that interest group
      - Money
  - - - Free rider Issue
        
        If you can benefit without cost of joining group, why would you rationally join?
        
        Public Groups: Benefit no matter what
        
        Clean Air
        
        National Security
        
        WE SHALL OVERCOME
        
        Benefits
        
        Selective
        
        imma give you a ponch
        
        Purpose
        
        Civic duty
        
        Yo I should do this to help things #
        
        Coercion
        
        Employment Restrictions
        
        BAR certification
        
        Social Pressure
        
        Johnny everyone is doing this
  - - - Influencing actions taken by government in ways favoring the group
      - Two types
        
        Inside
        
        Changing opinion of politians
        
        Outisde
        
        Changing public opinion
  - - - Popular view says yes
        
        Best congress money can buy
      - Reality: Influence is conditional
        
        The less known issues more easy to influence
        
        Reallly small tax loophole only affecting one person
        
        How salient is the issue
        
        Yo whats a wahhabist?
    - - In terms of number, yes
        
        More interest groups for jewish people
        
        Less for poor people
        
        However, the poor one could be more succesfull
- - - - Organization
        
        National, State, & Local level
        
        New federalism of the parties
      - Party in Goverment
        
        People elected as candidates
      - Party in electorate
        
        Group of citizens identifying with party
    - - Fill in gap between
        
        Bones of government
        
        How its organized in the constitution
        
        How government is actually run
      - Recruit & nominate candidate
      - Assists with campaign
        
        Money
        
        Training
        
        Etc
      - Coordinates actions of government officials
      - Educate & mobilize votes
        
        Integrate new voters
        
        Outreach
      - Offer set of policy choices
        
        Platform
        
        Summarizes party view on issues, etc.
      - Provides accountability
        
        Retrospective voting
        
        Wow the economy sucks, whos in control of the house?
    - - Two parties dominate politics in government & among citizenry
      - Electoral System
        
        Single Member Plurality
        
        Winner takes all in district
        
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7tWHJfhiyo
        
        Wasted vote
        
        Leads to two party
        
        Alternative
        
        Proportional Representation
        
        Seats in legislator awarded to parties by percent
        
        Party > People
        
        More parties can jump in
        
        52% of votes statewide
        
        Republicans get 52% of house
    - - Small compared to two parties
      - Wasted vote pt 2?
    - - Lets look at demographics !
    - - Parties are increasingly different and distinct
        
        Clear increase
        
        Mostly in politians
      - Inability to compromise
        
        Unable to pass legislation & govern
      - Dealignment
        
        People stop aligning their views with parties
        
        Happening at same time as party polarization
        
        Perhaps people feel scared of extremism