POL 101 Lecture 5: Week 9

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Politics and Public Administration
• Course: POL 101
• Professor: arthurross

Document Summary

Interests, wants, needs and expectations political participation influence public policy. Topic 5: interest/ pressure groups and lobbying decision. * interest groups and compliment/ supplement political party. Organizations that contest elections to form gov (gov make public policy decisions) Limits on internal democracy role of members in contributing to formation of party platforms and their influence on public policy decisions if party is election. Political parties are dominated by leaders and cabinet ministers/advisors. To succeed, political party must: have broad electoral appeal. Eg: protecting environment and promoting development of oil and gas industry. Interest groups= focus exclus vely on members" nterests and goals (spec f c wants) =establish a claim and represent members of interest group effectively. Ryerson student union canadian federation of students ontario. Most interest groups claim they are acting in public interest. Attempt to demonstrate their success benefits all/most canadians.