Interest Groups

What is an Interest Group?

• Is an organized group of individuals that make policy-related appeals to government.

• Is an organized group of people that doesn't make appeals to the government.

What do Interest Groups do?

• Shape policies

• Put pressure on elected officials

• Don't put pressure on elected officials

• Mobilize Voters

What do Interest Groups provide Elected Officials with?

• Information

• People

What makes up the Iron Triangle?

• Democracy

• Interest groups

• Congress

• Bureaucracy

Is an interest group a political party?

• Yes

• No

What is lobbying?

• An attempt to influence policy by persuading a government policy making official.

• To influence companies and use their resources.

Can interest groups form their own PAC?

• Yes

• No

What do interest groups help politicians do?

• Helps them push and persuade people to get a policy they want.

• It helps them voice their opinion to more people.

• It helps them when they need some more support during their election.

Do politicians typically look for information from interest groups during their election?

• Yes

• No

Why do political parties exist?

• To get politicians elected.

• Influence the policies that their official supports.