POL 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: American Israel Public Affairs Committee, Amicus Curiae, Human Rights Watch
27 Nov 2016
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Chapter 7 interest group lecture: functions of an interest group. They can advance peoples economic well being, they can get peoples voices heard that would not have been heard if they acted alone, and they can meet citizens that share their views. This can lead to extreme polarization of the public, there is a questionable influence of money in politics (through lobbyists: constitutional era foundations. The term lobbying comes from when people were seeking favors from the. British government and they would wait in the lobbies for the opportunity to speak to members. Interest groups can lobby at all levels of government, they can lobby the legislative branch, the executive branch, and the judicial branch. Chapter 7- interest groups (lecture notes: definitions and origins. An interest group is an association that the framers talked about, a group of citizens who share common interests and try to influence public policy to benefit its members.
