PSC 3310 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Professional Code Of Quebec, American Medical Association, Aarp
10 Jan 2018
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11/17 lecture #31: congress, lobbyists, and interest groups. Constitutional protection right to petition the government for redress of grievances (1a) Federal law now defines them as being paid to communicate with others on behalf of congress. What has contributed to the expanding community of interest groups: enlargement of middle class, growth of government expanding role of federal regulation and programs, technological advances, growth of duties of committees and subcommittees. Who are lobbyists: a lot of them come out of congress either a staff member or a representative, come out of executive agencies, normal citizens (a lot of lawyers, pr people, etc. ) Who are interest groups: citizens" groups, promoting some sort of public interest (aarp, naacp, occupational groups for just about any profession (american medical association, trade groups (railroads, etc. ) What great difficulty do they face: free riders, combat this using participation incentives (special benefits for those that participate)
