BELLWORK (Periods 1 & 5)

What is a lobbyist? (Page 508)

BELLWORK (Periods 3, 4, 6 & 7)

Caption Question (Page 511)

REMINDER

Chapter 18 Assessment:1-20

Pages 524-525Due Thursday, April 16th

TAKE NOTES OF ANYTHING IN:

BLACK

Affecting Public Policy

CHAPTER 18, SECTION 2Essential Question:

What is an interest group?

The Work of Lobbyists•As we learned yesterday, an interest group is a group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government.•The most popular way interest groups try to influence government policy is through lobbying.• Lobbying is direct contact made by lobbyists to persuade

government officials to support the polices that are favored by their interest group.• Lobbyists are defined by Congress as anyone who is

employed by a client, makes more than one contact for the client, and spends more than 20 percent of their time serving the client.• Simply put, they are a representative for an interest group.

What is Lobbying and Can it Be Good?

Use the video to fill-in-the-blank: Half of all retired congressmen become _______, because they are ______ for it.

What do lobbyists do?•The main function of a lobbyist is to provide Congress with facts and data about a policy that their interest group wants to implement.•Strangely, when Congress is considering a bill, lobbyists are asked to come and speak due to their “expertise.”•They also “help” Congress by drafting bills.•Research shows that at least 50% of bills passed by Congress are completely written by lobbyists.

What is the difference between lobbying and bribery?

Use the video to fill-in-the-blank: Congressman William Jefferson accepted a ______ and was sentence to ___ ____.

Other ways interest groups influence government

•Other than lobbying, interest groups will use television, internet, radio, magazine and newspaper advertising in order to raise public awareness and gain support for their causes.•Interest groups will also urge members to write letters and emails to politicians to advocate change to an issue.

Closing Activity:Analyze The Political Cartoon

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What do you think the author of 1 and the

author of 2 are implying in these political

cartoons?(1-2 Sentences per cartoon)

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2

Begin Interest Group Poster

(Periods 1 & 5) Instructions

1. Choose a real interest group of your choice. Use goo.gl/sFQ6mb for help.

2. Begin creating a poster that showcases the main goals of that interest group, think of it as an advertisement, it needs to be effective.

3. On the back of the poster, write your name/period. Also, write down the official mission statement of the interest group you selected.

Practice Speeches(Periods 3, 4, 6 & 7)

Utilize the rest of class to practice your speeches.