them and are more concerned with Chapter 8: ‘US local issues than national or Legislators and Their international issues. Students should Constituents’ in also consider the impact of pork barrel American Politics politics on representation and the and Society by David effectiveness of Congress overall. McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 24, Number 3, February 2015: Gerrymandering in the USA. Katie Shapiro Politics Review Volume 23, Number 4, April 2014: Split Katie ticket voting. Shapiro 5 A US pressure groups (): Students should debate Students should understand the debate Chapter 4: ‘Pressure the extent to which over the role of pressure groups within groups’ in A2 US debates concerning the power pressure groups are the political system. Students should Government and of pressure groups in the USA. anti-democratic and too consider how far they enhance Politics by Anthony J powerful. democracy, provide the opportunity to Bennett further the interests of all groups in Students should Chapter 13: society, stimulate political participation understand measures Interests: ‘Organized and disperse power rather than taken to limit the The Real Power?’ in concentrating it in the hands of a few. influence of pressure American Politics Students should consider if pressure and Society by David
them and are more concerned with local issues than national or international issues. Students should also consider the impact of pork barrel politics on representation and the effectiveness of Congress overall. Chapter 8: ‘US Legislators and Their Constituents’ in American Politics and Society by David McKay (2017: 9th Edition) Politics Review Volume 24, Number 3, February 2015: Gerrymandering in the USA. Katie Shapiro Politics Review Volume 23, Number 4, April 2014: Split ticket voting. Katie Shapiro 5 A US pressure groups (): debates concerning the power of pressure groups in the USA. Students should debate the extent to which pressure groups are anti-democratic and too powerful. Students should understand measures taken to limit the influence of pressure Students should understand the debate over the role of pressure groups within the political system. Students should consider how far they enhance democracy, provide the opportunity to further the interests of all groups in society, stimulate political participation and disperse power rather than concentrating it in the hands of a few. Students should consider if pressure Chapter 4: ‘Pressure groups’ in A2 US Government and Politics by Anthony J Bennett Chapter 13: ‘Organized Interests: The Real Power?’ in American Politics and Society by David
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