How do interest groups seek to influence the executive branch? ...

[codyclark]

How do interest groups seek to influence the executive branch?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Distinguish between public interest groups and economic groups. Provide examples of each.
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[amandalm]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Explain that groups can lobby the president, White House staff, or specific bureaucratic agencies.
2. Explain that this lobbying can be done when policies are being formulated by the White House or while they are being implemented by the bureaucracy.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: An ideal response will:
1. Describe public interest groups as groups that seek collective goods or to provide benefits for society as a whole.
2. Describe economic groups as groups that represent the interests of particular firms or businesses within an industry.
3. Provide one or more examples of actual public interest groups, such as the National Rifle Association or the American Civil Liberties Union.
4. Provide one or more examples of actual economic groups, such as the National Association of Manufacturers or the National Beer Wholesalers Association.

[codyclark]

TYSM

[LVPMS]

Gracias!