Ch.10 Sec.1 Answers

 1)   Why was James Madison against special interest groups?

       i. James Madison was against special interest groups because he believes that these factions were "adverse to the rights of other citizens

           a. he thought that the Republican form of government was a good enough safe guard  

 

 2)   What is the difference between special interest groups and political parties?

        i. Interest group try to sway votes rather than actually having a candidate run

       ii. Interest groups only focus on a few issues or specific problems and don't want anyone with a different point of view. where as political parties accept almost everyone and work in many issues and problems

      iii. Interest groups are are organized on common values rather then geographical location

  3)   List three reasons why citizens join special interest groups?

        i. A group can promote an individuals economic self interests

       ii. A group ac center around an individual's beliefs, values, or attitudes

      iii. Some citizens join groups for nonpolitical reasons

            a. name

            b. whose in the groups

  4)   Describe the ways that leaders of an interest group unite the membership of the group.

        i. They keep members informed with newsletters, mailings, and telephone calls

       ii. They act as speakers it their group to try to improve their image in the media

      iii. They plan groups strategies

     iiii. They raise money to run the organization

            a. They over see all financial decisions of the group 

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 5)   Why are interest groups more effective in influencing government officials than are individual citizens?

         i. They help get their voice heard because there is power in numbers

        ii. It is easy to represent a group of people with common interests rather than individuals 

 6)   Why would a professional association such as the American Bar Association, organized to influence licensing and training of lawyers, become a political interest group?

          i. It brings people with specific occupations together to try and influence laws made that would affect the standards of their profession

 

  7)    List four special interest groups and describe what their interests are.

          i. National Association of Manufacturers 

             a. (NAM) works to lower individual taxes and corporate taxes, limit government regulation of business, and raise tariffs, or taxes on imported goods 

         ii. Committee on Political Education

             a. Their major goals are fundraising, voter registration drives, and support for political candidates 

        iii. American Farm Bureau Federation 

             a. Speaks for for the larger, more successful farmers and is closely associated with the federal Department of Agriculture 

       iiii. Ralph Nader's Public Citizens, Inc. 

             a. Devotes itself to consumer and public safety issues affecting the general population

  8)   If you were to join a special interest group what would it be and why? 

          i. Alaska Conservation Voters 

             a. I would join the (ACV) because they believe in unifying the voices of Alaskan citizen so they can be better heard, as well as supporting candidates that will conserve Alaska's wilderness