GOV 310L Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Pharmaceutical Research And Manufacturers Of America
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Many interests groups are business lobbies (the majority); there are also manufacturing lobbies. 1. people who feel emotional are more likely to join interest group: the larger a proportion of the effort of the group that i constitute, the greater is my chance of participation. An individual good is a good one can use at the exclusion of others. The classic collective goods is national defense. Groups that offer individual goods for membership mobilize a much higher percentage of their potential membership than groups that offer only collective goods. If one group gives a lot of money, the senator will grant the group access, or personal contact in form of meeting (private influence over public policy) Any involvement in anything that affects the economic, social, or emotional wellbeing of a person. Since 1780s, founders made law in constitution banning gov"t from banning public assembly. Organized interests have much more political influence than unorganized ones.
