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1. How Groups Influence Politics
 

a. Inside Lobbying: Providing Information for Making Policy

 

b. To Provide Information, Groups Must Have Access To Policy Makers

 

c. Outside Lobbying: Grassroots Advocacy

 

d. Litigation: Going to Court

 

e. Electoral Support

 

PACs (Political Action Committees)

 

Super PACS

Super PACs may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, associations and individuals, and then spend unlimited sums to overtly advocate for or against political candidates

 

2.  Political Consequences Of Interest Groups 

 

a. There Is A Temptation For Political Leaders
    To Trade Policy  for Interest Group Support

 

 

b. Private Benefits Tend To Crowd Out The Public Interest

 

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