Essays on Interest Groups

Abstract

Citizens United successfully challenged the decision of the Federal Electoral Commission not to distribute anti-Hilary documentation during the 2008 Democratic Party presidential primaries after a decision from the Supreme Court at the start of 2010 ruled in favour of the case presented by Citizens United. This research paper intends to explore the history of the campaign for finance reform in the United States as well as the case presented by Citizens United to the Supreme Court in favour of their argument that corporations have the same rights as citizens. This research paper will examine the influence that unlimited money ...

Introduction

Regulation remains one of the fundamental functions of a state. The social theory faces a major challenge in explaining the government intervention in any market. Economic regulations refer to any form of tax, subsidies or administrative control by the government over the economic activities in a country’s setting. The two dominant theory advanced to explains economic regulation are the public interest theory and the economic group interest theory otherwise referred to as the capture theory. While the former theory has its roots in the political scientists, the latter owes to the work of economists. The essay aims at ...

The commons problem

The tragedy of the commons is the destruction of the environment that occurs when many people use a limited resource in common (Ostrom, 2015). According to Garret Hardin (1968), the population usually grows exponentially, but the world available to the human population is finite. Therefore, for the finite world to support the human population, the population growth rate should be zero. However, this is not the case hence it is impossible to maximise the good to more than one person or group of persons at the same time. Hardin (1968) disagrees with Bentham’s goal which is to achieve ...

Introduction

In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the United States government involvement in housing for the poor became more pronounced, especially in the area of building code enforcement, which required buildings to meet certain standards for decent livability. These standards required landlords to make some modifications to their existing building blocks. The media that time brought considerable attention to the conditions of the slums in the New York City, which sparked the new attention for the improvement housing conditions in the country. Early tenement reform were models which tried to use architectural and management techniques which addressed the physical and ...

Interest groups also known as lobbying or advocacy groups are specifically organized groups with their main objective being influencing how legal systems , public policies as well as how political decisions are made. These groups however never seek to elected instead they campaign for or against a candidate or a political party. The political system in the United States is normally made up many different interest groups that have always been known to greatly influence various budget as well as different legislative process of the congress (Danziger 70). They play critical function in determining what values should be implemented or not by ...

Introduction

Overall voter turnout in the United States is considered to be quite low in comparison to other developed countries (Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir, and Spitzer 219). Voter turnout for the 2008 presidential election was close to sixty-two percent of registered voters, which was significantly lower than the seventy to ninety percent turnout in European nations (Ginsberg et al. 217). The Democrat and Republican parties dominate the U.S. political landscape and strive to motivate voters to cast their ballot support for the parties’ candidates. Interest groups that are in alignment with the political platforms and values of specific parties ...

Petersen (4) mentions that lobbying is a paid activity in the United States in an attempt to sway an elected official towards an action that relates to some legislation. Petersen (5) says that a lobbyist persuades a public official, media, and the public to promote the cause of something and declare support. The Congress hires professional advocates, who assist in formulating policies, in the public institutions. Lobbying affects the political decisions employed by the public, interest groups, and the labor organization that has a stake in the executive policy. Champagne (27) explains that lobbyists provide a crucial role by providing technical information to public ...

Heileman Brewing Company was struggling under a load of debt, and it was looking for a segment of the market for beer that could help it stay afloat. As well as the internal financial problems, the brewing company was stuck in an industry full of problems. A few years back, the beer market was supposed to reduce by 2.1 percent in the previous year. This reduction was due to the rising awareness of many social and health issues associated with alcohol. Heavy drinking affects the functioning of the liver and as a result, cirrhosis. Alcoholic beverages were required to carry warnings ...

Introduction

Budgeting is an integral part of public programs. The concept of budgeting emanates from the principle of scarce resource planning. According to Rubin, budgeting helps in efficient allocation of scarce resources and suggests choice between potential objects of expenditure (Stillman II, 2009). Public budgeting is essential as public administration have limited resources that need to be allocated to public programs. The prioritising of public programs in line with what the citizens want and required fund allocation to carry out the programs effectively constitutes the essence of public budgeting. However, as argued by Rubin, there are challenges of public accountability ...

Summary of the video/documentary

The topic that will be conveyed in the video/documentary will be Interest Groups and the audience for this video will be investors and those people who have the power to invest for government. The topic will cover all the types of interest groups and internal lobbying that is used in interest groups. We will be making video showing the politicians, investors’, different charitable organizations, agricultural groups, labor groups, and professional investors.

As it is said, Americans are thought to be involved more in political and social movements than any other country of the world, and we will be taking ...

Influence

The anti-reform camp is constituted mostly by political interest groups. This is mainly because the political groups are funded by the insurance, pharmaceutical and other for profit sectors of the healthcare industry. The antireform camp mainly uses the fear or scare tactic. This is a situation where the political class instills fear onto the citizens. This they do by relating the so called healthcare reforms to Americas’ biggest enemies. They show the intended health care reforms as likely to have drastic negative effects on the citizens which includes putting their own security as a country in danger. They say for example ...

Cuba is an island country found in the Caribbean. It is a small nation with the capital City at Havana. Its neighboring countries include Mexico to the North, Jamaica and Cayman Islands to the South, Haiti to the Southeast, Bahamas to the Northeast and the United States to the North. Cuba was essentially a colony of Spain. The society of Cuba is a multiracial one consisting majorly of whites and blacks. Despite its independence, Cuba still grapples with growing inequalities that greatly threaten the stability of the island country. Cuba faces a problem with racism. Despite the fact that the majority of ...

Question 1: The Rise of Japanese Democracy

Japan stands out as one of the nations that have a thriving democracy in the East Asia. Just before the end of the Second World War II, Japan was only a formative democracy just like it is the case with most Middle East countries at the moment. However, following the writing of a new constitution in the year 1947, Japan transformed into a constitutional democracy. The building of democracy in Japan has been achieved through a combination of factors. First, Japan is an ethnically heterogeneous nation which enables for accommodation of other people’s views, a key facet of democracy. The country boasts of a rich ...

Political socialization is a development process where individuals acquire political behavior and orientation in which acceptable norms of a political system is passed on from one generation to another. Political opinion of every individual is influenced by social factors such as religion, race and ethnicity, media, peers and family. These factors affect their political views throughout their lives.

Role of Religion in Political Socialization

Throughout the history, religion has been used by leaders as a projection for political ambition. This is based on the principle that a leader should set as a good example and behave in a way his people expect of him by following a strict pattern of moral and ...

Questions

Q. 1. Describe the micro targeting tactic. How do parties use this strategy, and how successful has it been?A. Micro targeting is described as creating a look-a-like mode, which involves the use of statistical algorithms to extract a pattern from an existing one. For example, people from a church list can be used to people that resembles the same in other population. Political parties use this strategy to broaden their perspective in political behavior in relation to decision-making of voters during elections. It has been successful thus far because the current United States President Barack Obama used the same strategy twice, which ...

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Elite theory

The elite theory posits that the power, control and influence on government and corporations are vested on the minority. Indeed the American democracy is essentially a classical example of the elite theory. This is because of the lobbyists system of governance practiced in Washington. A perfect example of the rule of minority can be deduced on the Obamacare law that essentially gives insurances the opportunity to exploit the masses through the compulsory subscriptions as necessitated by the legislation. Thus far, no credible evidence can contradict the elite theory.

Charles Beard’s argument

The argument on property rights protection is attested by the fourth and ...

A union is an important part of any labor workforce. It encourages a two-way form of communication between the employer and the employees who are usually also members of a particular labor or otherwise known as a workforce union. Now, there are some things that a pre-made union leader may consider and take before finally being able to form a new labor union. Almost all general principles applied in a normal union can be applied to the Healthcare Administration setting. However, it has to be remembered that the differences between the nature of the job of one industry and the other should always be considered.

Five Things that an Organization may take during a Union Organizing Campaign

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Arguably, citizens of a nation are very important in the running of the government. In fact, various factors give the public an opportunity to influence government activities. These factors include interest groups as well as political parties. Interest groups and political parties have strategies of articulating and representing the interest of the public. In the political arena, citizens are the crucial in all events; this is because they decide on who runs and manages the events of a nation through voting. There are tremendous ways in which the government is connected to the public. In the political global arena, the connectors ...

Abstract

Ridly Thomas introduced The CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE assembly bill (AB) 766 to initiate amendment of the existing law. The bill requires the State Department of Public Health and the Department of Education to cooperate and set up public school health centers across schools in California. The amendment of the existing law seeks to ensure that public school health centers provide free health care services to all students regardless of the their social and economic backgrounds. This paper is developed against the backdrop of the debate between democrats and republicans that has characterized the bill. It examines the issue and assesses ...

The overall goal of a democratic government is to ensure that the greatest number of people within said democracy are represented - that their desires and needs are met to their satisfaction. As such, the idea of a 'majority rule' is thought to be the defining component of the concept of a democracy1. According to Follesdal, "The contractualist case for majoritarian mechanisms in general is that such mechanisms secure the relevant interests of affected parties from standard harms to an acceptable extent"2. However, does the concept of 'majority rule' really function to serve the best interests in a democratic ...

According to the American Constitution, the Congress possesses various enumerated and implied powers. Enumerated powers refer to the explicit powers granted by the Constitution, such as levying taxes and declaring war. Implied powers include the elastic clause, which allows the Congress to pass laws in order to fulfill its duties. The fundamental role of the US Senate is delaying the procedure of legislation by means of hearings, inquiry and debate, while simultaneously offering advice and consent. Other major functions of the Senate include sharing responsibilities along with the House of Representatives in the process of making laws within the ...

Difference between Legislative, Executive and Judicial Branch of Government

The legislature, Executive and Judicial branches are the three main branches of the United States government. Legislative branch of the government is composed of two main houses, which are referred as the house of congress, they are: The House of Representatives and the Senate. All the parties in both the Senate as well as the House of representative are elected leaders. The most significant role played by the Legislative Branch that is, both the Senate and the House of Representatives is to formulate or make laws; these laws are discussed and voted. Moreover, the Legislative Branch is responsible for ...

Introduction

Many countries of the world in the present day often strive to be more democratic as much as possible, this is mainly because people are nowadays more informed, familiar and aware of their basic fundamental rights. Democracy has a broad definition based on the context in which it is used, a country is said to be democratic if it meets some set form of criteria that act as guiding principles to democracy. In politics, democracy is defined as a structure of government whereby people of that particular country are given an opportunity to participate in decision making process mainly on issues that ...

EXAM QUESTIONS ON BUSINESS AND SOCIETY

1. To what extent are companies justified in claiming that they are good corporate citizens? The key goal of any business enterprise is to maximize profits and minimize cost. The management must safeguard the social welfare of the employees. In addition, the company must respect the social and cultural values as well as providing quality products and services to the consumers. Therefore, corporate citizenship is the understanding of all stakeholders in a company or business enterprise that it has social responsibilities to the employees, the surrounding society and the consumers, who indirectly influence the company’s performance in regional ...

1. What is the role of congress in policy making process? A policy is defined as a course of action that is established by the legislature, executive or the judiciary to influence the behaviors and decisions of the citizens in a federal state. Policy making process is not a monopolized affair and, therefore, involves decisive interactions among all arms of the government and the public participation. The congress and the President participate mutually in the legislative roles to a greater extent. However, their roles are made distinct at some point. The Congress is mandated in Law making, representation of the citizens as ...

Gun Control

Introduction Gun control is a hot button issue in America and has been so for a substantial period of time. Proponents of gun ownership argue that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution gives citizens the right to bear arms for the purposes of protecting themselves and their families. Therefore, all regulations regarding gun control must pass Constitutional muster. Opponents of gun ownership argue that guns are used to commit violent acts against others; therefore, the ownership of handguns and other firearms typically used to commit violent acts should be unlawful or heavily regulated in America. They believe that ...

Introduction

Contemporary studies view parties as alliances of politicians whose ultimate objective is to win electoral office. Parties make promises on behalf of their candidates about what they will do if elected, and help improve chances of reelection for incumbents through their records of implementing their programs (Bawn et al. 571). It is plain to see how these parties might serve democracy. Citizens can give more effective direction to government by voting for a party instead of an individual. They create an incentive for responsible governance by holding an entire party rather than a single politician accountable for government actions (Bawn et ...

Introduction

Before passing any law, the congress as well as the senate should undertake careful consultations from the public as well as special interest groups. In this context, issues regarding health policies are very critical. For instance, it might have been deemed that the legalization of Marijuana to the young adults is to the benefit of the society. According to the new amendment to Article XVIII of the Colorado constitution, the use of marijuana has been deemed legal to people who are above twenty one years of age. However, there are some things that should be considered optimally before the ...

Both regimes believe in use various criterion for eligibility of benefits and social programs; however, the authority over one criterion over the other differentiate the welfare in each regime. Ideally, the social democrats back all welfare programs and activities including long-term welfare, which aims at ensuring that resources are distributed equally among citizens of a country. This socialism ideology came about because of religious, communal, and occupational groups that considered solidarity and empowerment of the people. Unlike the social democrats, the conservatives do not support welfare activities (Korpi 13). Categorically, they believe that those in need should be given a chance ...

Abstract

The Bhopal disaster is the most damaging industrial disaster in the global history. The event that led to the death of about 7,000 and 10,000 people within a few days and subsequent deaths of about 25,000 people has raised ethical debates of the person who should assume the responsibilities of cleaning up the toxins from the environment and compensating the victims, who continue to experience devastating effects of the tragic event. Union Carbide was the Indian company responsible for the disaster when it occurred and has since compensated a few victims. However, Dow Company acquired the Union Carbide ...

Introduction

There are many views on climate change around the world. Some people believe climate change poses a serious threat to the world whilst others believe the claim relating to climate change and society is merely a myth with no logical basis. There are competing interests and views of climate change because public policy is influenced by climate change and this has various levels of impacts on the activities of interest groups in the United States and around the world. The purpose of this paper is to examine the framework within which political debates on climate change occurs in the United ...

The Analysis on Fast Food Brands in Chinese market based on Stakeholder Mapping Matrix

Description and Profile of Wendy’s Wendy is a global leader in the Chinese convenience food retail business. According to Wendy’s (2008), Wendy is amongst the leading four world convenience food chains. The enterprise started using the trademark “Wendy’s” in 1960s. The company has expanded into various ventures since then to different market with the main interests in various developing different products in the convenience food industry. Wendy’s (2008) revealed that, over the years, Wendy experienced massive growth and development achieved by different strategies in the market. First, the company emphasized on the Core competencies through ...

The general American public reacts uniquely to prevailing circumstances. This ranges from how they react to laws about to be passed or how they will vote for the incoming president. The prevailing economic circumstances always have a lot of say in the verdict of the American public. If people are jobless, if they cannot afford a decent education for their children, if they cannot access medical care or if they cannot afford decent housing, then a problem arises where the American public feels like the government doesn’t care about them anymore and that they are better off trying to solve their ...

Democracy precisely means a type of government where the people have sovereign powers, and they exercise the powers either directly or through their elected officials. Globally, the United States of America is respected as the father of first liberal democracy. The USA adopted a constitution on 1788 that stipulated the requirement for an elected government and safeguarded the civil rights and liberties of its citizens. In the early days of the constitution, democracy became a way of life. The US Constitution divided the national government into three sections, namely; the executive, the legislature, and the judiciary. The constitution was designed to ...

The role of special interest groups in American politics has been highly contentious. The national interest is a amalgam of varying private interests all vying for attention on the national stage. Instead of encouraging citizen involvement, special interest groups have magnified the fissures of the American political system. In this paper, I will discuss the role that special interest group play in public policy, examine the campaign reform movement and the pro’s and con’s. Interest groups were a concern that the Founding Fathers had since the founding of our nation. Modern day citizens hold the sentiment that democracy ...

Is American democracy working?

Democracy refers to rule by the people to the people and for the people particularly as the government either indirectly or directly through elected representatives (Skocpol and Morris 12). The voters usually end up supporting whom they perceive to offer the best promises at the moment, regardless of the long-term consequences to the nation. Voting, in other words, is a contest based on short-term rewards rather than long-term vision. U.S is a country made up of fifty states. It is known as the world's superpower. Being that it is made up of many states; each state has a difference in the ...

What domestic issue became the forefront of the national agenda in the United States during the 2008, 2010, & 2012 election cycles? What was no longer the focus and why? The leading domestic issue that was at the forefront of the national agenda in the U.S. during the elections of 2008, 2010, and 2012, was that of the national economy. Different political parties campaigned using promises to improve the national economy that remained stagnant for long. In addition, the economy went down worsening the problem. Offering tax cuts to the people of the United States was one of the ...

Introduction

Australian tourism policy is a significant domain for exploration due to its realistic and theoretical significance. It is of sensible importance due to demand of global travels for government assistance in decisions related to the necessities of services and facilities, mutual negotiations with aviation, communications with additional segments, application of govt. possessed reserves including domestic parks for appeal, the culmination of tourist visas, and financing of specific marketing places . The official authorities have the right to procure the political firmness, safety, lawful and the monetary structure which Australian tourism demands and governments deliver necessary services and fundamental infrastructure. The domestic ...

Many policies have indeed been developed in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the health sector. Different nurse-theory models can be used for policy making. Such models include the policy-stream model, the rational approach, instrumentalism and the stage –sequential model (Feldman and Alexander, 2012). The gaps evident in the healthcare systems undoubtedly affect people of all ages, ethnicities, races and also income levels hence the need for appropriate policies. The paper will focus on instrumentalism and the rationale for its selection. Instrumentalism approach in policy making is largely the function of the institutions established so as to ...

International Political Economy

International Political Economy

Introduction

Interest groups, domestic politics, and institutions, both domestic and international, are important factors that determine the foreign economic policy of a given country. Interest groups perform certain obligations, based on their capability to regulate competing industries to ensure safe and free trade. Besides, political leaders are required to execute some demands from the voters as pertains to the economy of the country to secure them a win in next elections. Finally, institutions form a link between countries undertaking international trade as they sign treaties to facilitate this trade. Economists have come up with some theories, which illustrate the interplay ...

Terrorism

Since the September 11 attacks in 2001, the future complexion and definition of terrorism has become quite ambiguous for the public. In its early incarnations, terrorism was associated with the spread of fear for the sake of ideology without the mass genocide included. However, as the years progressed with the onset of various ideologies and changed political affiliations, some no longer know if the ongoing violence classified as terrorism is still ‘terrorism’ or just a plain warfare. This ambiguity has subsequently influenced how governments, such as the United States, in organizing their counter-terrorism strategies and now directed such strategies in ...

Introduction

The new health care reform bill introduced by the Obama administration in 2010 is ‘Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act’ (ACA). The bill is also popularly known as Obamacare. The bill pushes to cover millions of uninsured Americans. The health plan was openly created in order to get broad support from both the parties. ACA mandates all to have health insurance failing to do so might attract a penalty tax. The fate of the ACA bill has been uncertain since 2010. ACA was a major achievement for the Obama government and the Democrats. The bill passed through Congress without even a single ...

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning 3 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4

Links between Health Policies and Politics 5 Health Systems in the European Union (EU) 6 Health Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis in Europe 7 The Importance of Healthcare Planning 8 Conclusions 8 Recommendations 8

References: 9

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning Executive Summary This report discusses the concept of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the links between healthcare and politics, the different types of health systems adopted by the nations of the European Union (EU) and the responses by ...

The Galapagos Island: Darwin’s Description

The Galapagos Island is a cluster of volcanic islands situated in the Pacific Ocean. Charles Darwin explored the island after discovering local animal inhabitants. Darwin described the island as fields made up of basaltic lava. According to Darwin, the ground had various cracks or crevices, which led him to describe the island as ‘broken’. At first, Darwin believed the island was uninhabited due to limited vegetation but as he explored the island, he discovered its rich biodiversity (Nagle, 1999). The Galapagos Islands are “famed for their rich biodiversity and unique species of iguana, sharks, blue and red-footed boobies, penguins, giant ...

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning 3 Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4

Links between Health Policies and Politics 5 Health Systems in the European Union (EU) 6 Health Policy Responses to the Financial Crisis in Europe 7 The Importance of Healthcare Planning 8 Conclusions 8 Recommendations 8

References: 9

Report: Health – Politics, Policy, and Planning Executive Summary This report discusses the concept of Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the links between healthcare and politics, the different types of health systems adopted by the nations of the European Union (EU) and the responses by ...

Elitism from perspective of pluralism and behavioralism

Elitism theory assumes that the country is run by a ruling class that has the social and economic weight, the knowledge and experience, and the power to make decisions and set policy and this is preferred because the public is not capable of making decisions about policy. Pluralism faults elitism theory for ignoring the impact of interest groups and institutional influence on power. Dahl recognized the dilemma of a society run by elitist from a pluralism point of view; elitists remove the incentive for people with the least power to undertake political activity. Pluralism states that citizens do have an indirect impact ...

The Reality of “Accepted Truths” Today

The Reality of “Accepted Truths” Today

Introduction

Studying political science necessitates critical thought on the status of “accepted truths” as applied to contemporary American politics in comparison to its past. Review of the literature whether this remains an appropriately assigned characteristic of American politics as recognized forty years ago frames the discourse of the scholastic task presented in this document. Von Eckardt (1995) advises “The truth of an argument alone makes it convincing (when it is) undeniable or self-evident, that is, evident by its own terms and definitions, it forms one of the axioms of politics (Von Eckardt, 1959, p. ...

Political Parties in Texas

The different political parties in the state of Texas have different roles o play in the development of society and the greater American nation. Related to this aspect, there are many factors that need to be analyzed and highlighted. With the development of social media, not only has it become easier to communicate ideas, but an increasing number of political parties use the platform to promote their agenda and garner support for the different causes .

Political Issue – Education

As far as the state of Texas is concerned, the standard of education is a major and important area of concern. The poor standard of ...

International Studies-Response

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Summary of the Causal Stories and the Formation of Policy Agendas, Political Science Quarterly by Deborah Stone

Deborah A Stone’s main argument emerges in the form of a theory of defining problems, which explains the way social conditions become social problems on the policy agenda of the community. The author shows the importance of causal stories in this process. She evaluates political strategies or strands used to manipulate the causal stories. The author is trying to solve the failure of political strategies in addressing social problems using the agenda. There are three strands or strategies within the policy agenda. The first strand centers on the political actors and their identity. It includes leaders, professionals, and ...

Federalism can be defined as the process or act of sharing power between two or more entities with authority over the same people and in the same geographical area. In the United States, federalism is the DISTRIBUTION of power between the federal government and the state governments. It is regarded as the most innovative concept in the history of America’s constitution, although the word federalism does not appear anywhere in her constitution. A democratic government is a system of governance in which the supreme power is vested in the people, and it is exercised directly by them or their ...

Judicial independence has been argued to be an abstract that can never be achieved. Legal jurists claim that the judiciary can never be independent of control of the executive, or the legislature provided that the justices are appointed by the politicians. The view is held across the judicial and political spectrum. As a consequence, twenty-one states in the United States of America have opted to elected justices of the Supreme Court. The election of the justices of the Supreme Court is can be contracted to the appointive system where the judges were appointed by the governor in the individual states. ...

Political science

Essay questions: - What are the nature of the American political system and the importance of political participation? - What is the importance of public opinion in politics and the various ways political opinions are developed. - What are the branches of the United States government and what are their significance and importance.

Political participation

Political participation is a very crucial aspect of the American political system. It involves how citizens get to influence policy formulation their implementations, as well as selection of their political leaders. It is attributed to the fact that the people have the freedom of ...

Campaign finance is used about the funds that are raised during campaigns to promote the activities of political parties, candidates or to support policies during referendums, elections or initiatives. Political campaigns involve very much expenditure that include the cost of traveling for staff and candidates, consulting, direct costs of communicating with the voters, campaign logistics, publicity and production of campaign materials. Campaign financing is different depending on the country. In the Great Britain, for example, television advertising is sponsored freely for all parties campaigning and can only be limited by law, whereas, in the United States of America, television ...

Abstract

This paper is on the topic of Interest group and political parties. The first section of this paper will discuss the how interest groups and political parties influence the American political process. The second section will discuss the positive and negative influences they have on the democratic process. The third section of this paper will discuss the impact of interest groups and political parties on democratic elections and government operations. The fourth section will discuss if the interest groups are growing or if they are in decline. The fifth section will discuss the impact of fundraising and money on ...

THESIS ARGUMENT: ‘AN ANALYSIS OF UNICEF AND EVALUATION OF THE NEED FOR SOCIAL NETWORK PRESENCE’

Founded in December 1946, and headquartered in New York, The United Nations Children´s Fund (UNICEF) is an international nonprofit organization, which advocates for the rights of children all over the globe. It possesses an international authority to influence the decisions and actions of other bodies, involved in the variety of activities, concerning the right and well-being of the youngest population. With the above in mind, the target audience of the organization from the action perspective includes women and children (UNICEF 2014). The scope of interest and attention, however, which the organization is aiming to achieve, is much wider, ...

Parties in Action and Interest Groups

Introduction: Political parties have always been part of American society from the earliest times of the Republic, but since the Civil War, it has been the Republican and the Democratic parties who have ruled the roost. The Democratic Party has always been known as the party of the downtrodden and the poor, but for over a century it was also known as the party of white racial supremacy. The Republicans on the other hand grew out of the emancipation movement but eventually steered to the right of the political spectrum ever since the Democrats took up the mantle of ...

Introduction

The topic surrounding the controversial debate of whether illegal immigrants should benefit from free education offered by the state and federal government has brought about various views presented by scholars, interest groups, governmental and non-governmental organization. Each group is of the view that there are reciprocal effects associated with views of the opposing group. With regard to contrasting views presented by these two groups, the paper seeks to conduct an argumentative analysis from which recommendations will be suggested based on the realistic and impacts the chosen views have on the socio-economic and geo-political status of various states in America.

States should educate children of illegal immigrants

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Although the term “lobbyist” was coined during the administration of President Ulysses Grant, the practice had long been in use before President Grant’s administration. Therefore, lobbying is not a new phenomenon in the United States. In simple terms, lobbying refers to the practice of making attempts to influence government decisions and policies. Although lobbying takes place at every level of government, in many of the occasions, lobbyists target congresspersons with the aim of explaining how the interest groups that they represent would be affected by certain policy decisions. Although viewed by the media and the public with deep mistrust, ...