Techniques used by Interest Groups
Technique where groups will go to the courts to influence the supreme justice or government in their favor on political issues
What is litigation?
where political parties will select candidates that they feel will have the best chance of winning them the election
What is nominate candidates?
A place on the internet where many different people can try to influence whoever they want for any reason. The audience is usually young adults and children. Very mainstream
What is Social Media
Groups of governors organized with the intention of influencing congress in their favor
What is Public Sector Interest Groups?
Federal law that wanted to increase the disclosure of contributions.
What is FECA 1971?
Technique where multiple groups of similar interest will unify with the intention of lobbying other groups.
What is cooperative lobbying?
Where political parties will get together with senate to create and pass laws that support their platform
What is influence policy?
Out-dated way of getting people's attention on things. Used before to give people information on what was current information
What is newspaper?
interest groups that represent labor unions, business, professional, and agricultural interests
What is Economic Interest groups?
gave federal government the power to restrict unions from making contributions in elections
What is the Smith Connolly Act?
Technique used where organization will play for both sides of the political spectrum in an attempt to gain more support indirectly
What is Election Activities?
The unity between those in the same organization where they try to achieve big goal because of it for their party.
What is unite government?
Not-currently popular way of bringing people attention to politics. Would usually spread the word about different events happening in the election.
What is the radio?
Interest groups that have a narrow focus on mainly one political issue, for example, taxes or any issues that can be influenced by politics like gun control or abortion rights
What is single issue groups?
Case where the Supreme Court upheld that contributions and the spending of money to influence elections was protected under the First Amendment
What is Buckley vs. Valeo?
Technique where interest groups will exploit the media in different ways to influence people during and in between elections
What is Publicity and Mass Media Appeals
To balance out the amount of members in each party that are elected into office. There shouldn't be more democrats than republicans and vice versa
What is create balance?
Besides the internet, probably one of the more popular ways to get information. There are many different outlets of this
What is the news?
An advocacy group whose main goal is to influence the government foreign policy.
What is foreign policy interest groups
One of the provisions was to put a ban on soft money
What is McCain-Feingold Act?
Technique where government agencies will be receptive of different views on federal proposals before anything is finalized
What is influence on rule making?
Running ads and using other types of media to inform people as much as possible
What is inform citizens?
Outdated way of getting information, especially politically. Sometimes advertisements are sent out that try to influence people to either donate or vote in or for elections.
What is mail?
organizations that are political that speak to and attract members that believe will help them the most
What is ideological interest groups?
The Supreme court upheld that most of the Bipartisan Campaign reform act was still constitutional.
What is McConnell vs. FEC?