POLI SCI 220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Nepalese Rupee, Global Gun Cultures, Federalist No. 10
27 Mar 2018
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Pluralism: the theory all interests are and should be free to compete for influence in the united states. Free competition between groups will lead to compromise and ensure that no dominate others. Madison: federalist 10 by letting factions compete in government, government will fulfill its role. Assumption 1: all potential groups are equally likely to form. Assumption 2: all groups are roughly equal in their ability to influence government. Imbalance representation: some groups much more likely to form than others. Imbalanced influence: some groups have much more resources than others. The lower the income bracket, the less americans partake in interest groups. Democratic ideal: government policy responds to the collective will of average. Pluralist alternative: even if the government doesn"t directly respond to majorities of average citizens, this isn"t so bad if organized groups form to represent these majorities whenever needed (and the government responds to such groups 0.
