American Democracy Now (Harrison), 3rd EditionChapter 7:
Interest GroupsLearning ObjectivesHaving studied this chapter, students should be able to do each of the following:
- Compare pluralist and elite theory.
- Identify the key functions of interest groups.
- Define the patterns of membership in interest groups.
- Define the motivations for joining interest groups.
- Identify factors that help an interest group succeed.
- Identify collective goods and explain rational choice theory.
- Identify direct and indirect interest-group strategies.
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