| |Main point(s) made by |The author describes the role of interest groups as seeking to shape government policy and attempt to apply pressure to | |the author(s) |politicians‚ policy makers and other political actors. Interest groups are formed to promote general or specific interests and | | |an important role is to ensure governments remain responsive to communities. They do this by expressing the needs‚ wants and | |
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present‚ and future. The basics for classical geopolitics were created during the period of exploration and the need to see the world as unified‚ complete with parts that were organized as states or territories; states or territories that strived for political power. During the nineteenth century when several countries challenged the British Empire’s power across the globe‚ various “classical” theories
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central government and regional governments vi. Federalism offered a solution to citizens fears that they would be ruled by majorities from different regions and different interest and values vii. Federalism also provided a new political model 2. Dual Federalism c. Dual federalism (the layer cake metaphor) is a view that holds the constitution is a compact among sovereign states v. Four essential parts: 5. National
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bureaucrats‚ with inputs from clients and professionals‚ Dept. Secretaries‚ U. secretaries‚ A. secretaries‚ regional directors‚ bureau directors‚ are power and authority holders and as such can make decisions favoring private businesses and favored political interests. This is the reason why politicians and some businessman jockey their men into positions in the bureaucracy. 3. Congress politics - Involves policy making by legislatures‚ constrained by various constituencies. Laws affect private and
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knowledge as well as the extract‚ consider the extent to which the influence of individual grass-roots members within the Labour Party has diminished since the mid-1990s. 25: Evaluate the main roles and functions performed by political parties within the UK political system. 5: Explain the term sectional groups used in the extract. 10: Using your own knowledge as well as the extract‚ identify and explain two criticisms of the sectional group/cause group typology. 25: Evaluate the factors
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As a political scientist‚ the study of political systems can become very broad in nature due to the type of research and analysis required to be performed in areas such as the birth‚ development‚ institution and operation of different countries. To be more specific‚ their interests lie in the discovery of trends that result in political and social cleavages within any society. Their research can span from relations between the United States and other foreign countries to the politics of a small
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Interest group is an organized group of people who have common interest and work together to promote and protect their interest by influencing public opinion and political process. Interest groups plays significant role in politics. Interest group has a profound influence over the government in the history of United States. The interest groups various in their size and can use have altered tactics to promote their interest. All interest groups share a desire in form of action such as protest marches
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCING GOVERNMENT IN AMERICA CHAPTER OUTLINE I. Introduction: Politics and Government Matter (pp. 3–8) A. Many Americans are apathetic about politics and government. B. Political knowledge fosters civic virtues‚ educates citizens on policy‚ and promotes participation. C. Voter turnout among the youth is lower than any other group. II. Government (pp. 8–9) A. The institutions that make authoritative decisions for any given society are collectively known as government. B.
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Administrative and Politics Dichotomy Christopher J. Corbett Grantham University Professor Rob McNellis Abstract For many years‚ the political-administrative dichotomy has been one of the most disputed theories of public administration. Despite serious debates and critiques‚ the differences between politics and public administration have been present over the past decades. The question still remains today whether or not politics and public administration can work
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word ’Realpolitik ’ ‚ realism is often used as a term which fits a more realistic and unpretentious political theory‚ as opposed to an unrealistic ideological theory. It is this theory which has been one of the leading and most prominent ways of thinking in terms of international relations in modern times‚ with its stark view of nation states and people appealing greatly to the Western leading political institutions‚ as recently it has become another phrase for ’power politics ’. Instead of referring
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