Essays on Interest Groups

The Importance of Interest Groups Interest groups often appeal to the federal, state and local government with an aim of expressing their preference. They usually contact the elected official, their staffs, and bureaucrats face to face in order to solve a particular concern. Interest groups...

The American government is arguably more unpopular with its citizens than ever before. Gallup Polls reveal data record low 36% (Gallup.Inc Presidential) approval rating for President Trump and a 20% approval rating for Congress (Gallup.Inc Congress). A large part of this could be attributed to...

​There are different strategies that interest groups (and social movements) may rely on for getting around the free rider problem and ultimately attract members and activists. One way of doing this is through the packaging of selective incentives. These selective incentives come in the form...

The functions an interest group performs through lobbying politicians holds an intrinsic link with the democratic process of a country, and such a link allow for these groups to have a direct impact on both the policy makers and the public at large. Interest groups...

A party leader is an individual who acts as the official representative for a political party in a country or a legislature. Depending on the country’s political system, they may be referred to as the chairperson, secretary, or president. The party leader is usually responsible...

Interest group, also called special interest group, politics is an unspoken belief in United States politics and is expected by “most” public officials, and those aspiring to become community administrators. The expectations are that “organized interests affected by public policy should have an important role...

Unlike parents, siblings, teachers, and church and official leaders who have power over the teenagers they are trying the socialize, peers do not posses such power. In fact, they are equal in social status and do not have the power to punish or sanction behavior....

Now more than ever, the management of the relations with interest groups is becoming increasingly important. Managing all these interest groups should be placed as a totally essential element in the framework of the development of a Social Responsibility (SR) strategy of any organization. Making...

Global warming has been an issue that has been debated on and off many times. Some people believe that it is a man-made problem, while others believe there is not enough evidence to support it. It is an issue that is not always consistently being...