Interest Groups and Intro to Parties

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Hello.

First your IG questions:

1. Iron Triangles are often called ‘subgovernments’. Why is that an apt descriptor? Provide an arguable explanation.

2. Iron Triangles are partly responsible for the growth in the size of government and the steady increase in the size of the budget. Explain why.

3. Explain why efforts to decrease government spending will be very difficult because of the presence of Iron Triangles.

Now enjoy this little clip on Interest Groups in action:




Read pp. 417-423. Focus on how parties and IGs are different, but interdependent.

1. What’s the difference between an interest group and a political party?


2. What are the three separate entities of political parties?


3. List the most important events and parties in Party history on pp. 419-423.

Thanks and see you Thursday.