Interest Groups (ch.11) and The Politics of Public Policy (Part IV - sections) Lectures and discussion based on the following questions: What role do interest groups play in American politics? How do interest groups form? Why are some population segments represented or overrepresented by interest groups and other segments are underrepresented or not represented at all? What impact does lobbying have on the formation and implementation of policy? Do PACs serve the roles for which they were originally intended? How has electoral reform impacted the role of interest groups, PACs and policy? What are the five stages of the policy process? What is internal and external political efficacy? What demographic factors contribute to greater political efficacy? , Assignments & Projects: Edwards: 11, Part IV-sections 38. Still the One?, Robert Dreyfuss, Mother Jones, September/October 2009 39. Don't Call Them Lobbyists, Theo Francis and Steve LeVine, Businessweek, August 10, 2009 40. Born Fighting, Ronald Brownstein, National Journal, September 27, 2008 41. Why They Lobby, Winter Casey, National Journal, May 31, 2008 45. The Tax-Cut Con, Paul Krugman, The New York Times Magazine, September 14,2003 46. The Realities of Immigration, Linda Chavez, Commentary, July/August 2006 47. The Health of Nations, Ezra Klein, The American Prospect, May 2007 48. The Rea/Infrastructure Crisis, Burt Solomon, National Journal, July 5, 2008 49. Speculators, Politicians, and Financial Disasters, John Steele Gordon, Commentary, November 2008 50. A Flimsy Trust: Why Social Security Needs Some Major Repairs, Allan Sloan, The Post, August 2, 2009 51. How Globalization Went Bad, Steven Weber et aI., Foreign Policy, JanuarylFebruary 2007 52. Are Failed States a Threat to ?, Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Reason Magazine, July 2006 53. Worth Fighting-or Not, Burt Solomon, Nationa/ Journal, June 13, 2009 54. The Abandonment of Democracy, Joshua Muravchik, Commentary, July/August 2009 Shakedown on [AE #36] Interest group debate project: Students will research and emulate different interest groups' positions on a major policy and debate the major issues.
Interest Groups (ch.11) and The Politics of Public Policy (Part IV - sections) Lectures and discussion based on the following questions: What role do interest groups play in American politics? How do interest groups form? Why are some population segments represented or overrepresented by interest groups and other segments are underrepresented or not represented at all? What impact does lobbying have on the formation and implementation of policy? Do PACs serve the roles for which they were originally intended? How has electoral reform impacted the role of interest groups, PACs and policy? What are the five stages of the policy process? What is internal and external political efficacy? What demographic factors contribute to greater political efficacy? , Assignments & Projects: Edwards: 11, Part IV-sections 38. Still the One?, Robert Dreyfuss, Mother Jones, September/October 2009 39. Don't Call Them Lobbyists, Theo Francis and Steve LeVine, Businessweek, August 10, 2009 40. Born Fighting, Ronald Brownstein, National Journal, September 27, 2008 41. Why They Lobby, Winter Casey, National Journal, May 31, 2008 45. The Tax-Cut Con, Paul Krugman, The New York Times Magazine, September 14,2003 46. The Realities of Immigration, Linda Chavez, Commentary, July/August 2006 47. The Health of Nations, Ezra Klein, The American Prospect, May 2007 48. The Rea/Infrastructure Crisis, Burt Solomon, National Journal, July 5, 2008 49. Speculators, Politicians, and Financial Disasters, John Steele Gordon, Commentary, November 2008 50. A Flimsy Trust: Why Social Security Needs Some Major Repairs, Allan Sloan, The Post, August 2, 2009 51. How Globalization Went Bad, Steven Weber et aI., Foreign Policy, JanuarylFebruary 2007 52. Are Failed States a Threat to ?, Justin Logan and Christopher Preble, Reason Magazine, July 2006 53. Worth Fighting-or Not, Burt Solomon, Nationa/ Journal, June 13, 2009 54. The Abandonment of Democracy, Joshua Muravchik, Commentary, July/August 2009 Shakedown on [AE #36] Interest group debate project: Students will research and emulate different interest groups' positions on a major policy and debate the major issues.