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The Policy Making System (Policy (Expenditures (A payment of cash or…
The Policy Making System
Policy Agenda
Political Issues
Social issues
Eg: Abortion
Taxation
Government spending
Foreign policy
Free trade
The People
Interests
Problems
With Government
The Laws
Concerns
Linkage Institutions
Parties
Democratic
Republican
Third parties
Libertarian
Constitution
Green
Independents
Elections
Primary Elections
Open Primaries
Anyone of any political party may vote
Closed Primaries
voters registered with that particular political party may vote
Semi-Open Primaries
anyone of any political party may vote but can only vote in one primary
Runoff Primaries
a second primary between the 2 candidates with the most votes
General Elections
Main Election
Voters make their final decision on a winner
Between the individuals nominated by their party
Including independent candidates
Media
Television
BBC World News
CNN-News18
Zee News
ABC News Now
CNBC TV18
ABS-CBN News Channel
ABC News
GloboNews
Global News
News
Magazines
The Atlantic
National Review
The Nation
The New Republic
Harper's
The Weekly Standard
In These Times
New York Magazine
Newspaper
The New York TImes
The Washington Post
The Wall Street Journal
The Economist
Financial Times
The Christian Science Monitor
The Guardian
The Hill
The Washington Times
The Observer
Radio
WFAN-AM
KFI-AM
WKXW-FM
WBZ-FM
WSB-AM
WABC-AM
WNYC-FM
WGN-AM
WBZ-AM
WSCR-AM
Interest Groups
Economic Interest Groups
Representing Business
Promote corporate
Large Companies have their own lobbyists to work on business interests
US Chambers Of Commerce (USCC)
General Business Interests
Represents various business and trade organizations
formed as a counterbalance to the growing power of the labor movement
uses wide variety of strategies and tactics
lobbying or representation
monitoring various laws and programs
Companies and Organizations come together
Employer Interests
Labor
Professional Interests
Agricultural Interests
Public Interest Groups
Do not usually expect to profit directly from policy changes sought
Gain donations from those who support
Image of nonpartisanship
Eg: League of Women Voters
Religious Interest Groups
Eg: Christian Coalition
Civil Rights Interest Groups
Eg: NAACP
Concern civil rights
Encompass social welfare, immigration policy, affirmative action, gender issues, and political action
Ideological Interest Groups
Single-Issue Interest Groups
To advocate for or against a single issue
Eg: National Rifle Association
Concerned with domestic issues as well as foreign policy
Policymaking Institution
Legislature
Senate
Represents the states
House of Representatives
Represents the people directly
Executive
The President of the U.S. administration
Courts
Supreme Court
Highest court in U.S.
Courts of Appeals
13 appellate courts that sit below Supreme Court
District Courts
The Court of International Trade
U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Bankruptcy Courts
Where federal courts have exclusive
jurisdiction over bankruptcy cases
Article 1 Courts
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
U.S. Tax Court
Bureaucracy
Administers the law
Policy
Expenditures
A payment of cash or barter credits for goods or services
Taxes
Government chooses what taxes to levy, how much, and to whom
Laws
Regulations
Non-decisions