https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0 You know what time it is en-us 2017-04-11 20:14:25 UTC 2017-04-19 20:12:24 UTC hello@padlet.com 322896 https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165977746 A private organization that tries to persuade public officials to respond to the shared attitudes of its members]]> 2017-04-11 20:17:40 UTC https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165977746 322896 https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165977883 1.  Some interest groups have an influence far out of proportion to their size or to their importance or contribution to the public good
2. It is hard to tell just who or how many people a group really presents
3. Many groups do not in fact represent the views of all of the people for whom they claim to speak
4. Some groups use tactics, if they are widespread, it would undermine the whole political system]]> 2017-04-11 20:18:28 UTC https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165977883 322896 https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165978372 1. Interest groups help to stimulate interest in public affairs
2. Public affairs- issues and events that concern the people at large
3. Interest groups represent their members on the basis of shared attitudes rather than on the basis of geography
4. Organized interests often provide useful, specialized, and detailed information to government
5. Interest groups are vehicles for political participation
6. Interest groups add another element to the checks and balances feature of the political process
7. Interest groups regularly compete with one another in  the public arena

]]> 2017-04-11 20:21:56 UTC https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165978372 322896 https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165978441 1. Differences
- in the making of nominations
- in their primary focus
- in the scope of their    interests
2.Interest groups are mostly concerned with the the what of government(focused on issues)
3.Only the members of the organization pass judgement on the purpose urpose , not based on votes by the people

]]> 2017-04-11 20:22:22 UTC https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165978441 322896 https://padlet.com/322896/2vet01upjpq0/wish/165978496 1.Organized efforts to protect group interests are a fundamental part of the democratic process.
2.Interest groups- special interests, organized interests-seeks to influence the making and content of public policy
3.Public policy- all of the goals that a government pursues in the many areas of human affairs
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