Interest Group Report 3
Note: Before completing this report, Read Federalist Paper 10 located in the appendix of your text.
Prepare the Report
Prepare a specific, well-developed report which includes the italicized words below as internal section headings in the report. Underneath each heading, provide the requested information.
Group Identity
What is the full name of the group? What is their URL (website address)?
Support
To begin with, how supportive were you of this group’s goals? Are you now more or less supportive of their goals? Explain. After examining your group for the semester what about the group stands out to you the most? What is the primary thing you will take away from studying this group this semester? Explain.
Comparison
Select another group from the list of groups and visit its website. How do they compare? Are they different types of groups or similar in nature? Did the new group’s website grab you? Do you find it interesting? What are the strengths and weaknesses of each site? Is one better at getting the point across?
Evaluation
What is the “free rider” problem? Is your group affected by this problem? If not, why not? If so, how? What is the group doing to combat this problem? What are some additional ways that your group could deal with the free rider problem?
Analysis
Why did Madison warn against factions and was he correct? What would Madison say about the current political landscape and the interest groups of today? Does his view of interests or “factions” change your opinion of your group?
After reading the chapter on interest groups in the text and monitoring and evaluating your interest group for a semester, what are your impressions of interest groups in general? What role do they play in the American political system? Should they or should they not play this role?
web site help:
House of Representatives
Library of Congress
Senate
WashingtonPost.com
White House
Federal Register: Electoral College
Electoral College: Historical Perspective
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