Transcript Chapter 8-2

Chapter 8-2
Interest Groups
Terms: bias, impartial
Types of Interest
Groups
• People join interest groups because
there is strength in numbers.
• Bias: one sided of point of view.
• Impartial: consider all view points
equally.
• Interest groups are biased.
• Interest groups vary in size.
• The 1st Amendment guarantees the
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Types of Interest
Groups
Economic Interest Groups:
1. business organizations, professional
associations, labor unions, and industrila or
trade associations.
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Business Organizations represent specific kinds
of business.
1. Tobacco Institute is one of the largest.
2. National Association of Printing Ink
Manufacturers.
3. California Redwood Association
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Types of Interest
Groups
Labor Unions focus on wages, working
conditions. and benefits.
1. They pressure governments to pass
laws that will benefit and protect their
workers.
2. American Federation of LaborCongress of Industrial Organization
(AFL-CIO)
3. National Football League Players
Association
Types of Interest
Groups
• Professional Associations are made of members of specific
progessions.
1. American Medical Association (doctors)
2. American Bar Association (lawyers)
• Other Interest Groups (age, gender, ethnic, specific causes)
1. NAACP, CORE, NOW, AARP
2. Sierra Club, National Wildlife Federation, Green Peace.
• These are considered Private Groups (benefit just the members)
• Public Interest Groups work to benefit all or most of society.
1. Common Cause works to expose corruption and favoritism in
government.
Techniques Interest Groups
Use
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Advertise: Direct Mail, TV, Radio, Newspaper Ads.
Common Propaganda Techniques:
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Endorsements: famous people endorse or support them.
2.
Stacked Cards: a technique that presents just one side of an
issue.
3.
The Bandwagon: convincing people that everyone is going to vote
for certain candidate.
4.
Glittering Generality: is a statement that sounds good but is
essentially meaningless.
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Symbols: using a symbol to be more patriotic than the other
candidate.
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Just Plain Folks: make the candidte appear just like them.
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Name calling: is an attempt to turn people against an opponent or
an idea by using an unpleasent label or description for that person
or idea.
Terms
• bias: one sided of point of view.
• Impartial: consider all view points
equally.