POLI 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Free Rider Problem, Divided Government, Realigning Election

• School: VCU
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 103
• Professor: John M Aughenbaugh

Document Summary

Poli notes day 24 & 25 notes on political parties & interest groups: political parties and their evolution, group of citizens under a particular label who elect representatives to control government. Work to brand themselves and be accepted by a large number of. Americans to gain large support: all parties wish to win as many positions as possible to occupy as much of government as possible (no matter the level). First party leader to call for a national party convention. Addressed with incentives like coupons/courses/etc. , and by being seen representing interest of like-minded individuals: equal opportunity interest groups, public interest groups: public sphere, pluralism: contend stat in answering definition of politics, it is a competition of interest groups. Pluralists argue that because so few of us have time/energy/leverage/resources for getting ear of representatives or policy changes, we join interest groups based on what we want done.