A Country With No Interest Groups

Leaders 4 Social Change Task Forces

The instructor will make a copy of each slide for each breakout group in the class.

How To Use

1. Before you begin, research some information about different interest groups in the United States and how they influence the nation’s politics.
1. What kinds of interest groups did you find?
2. What are they and who do they represent?
3. What issues do the interest groups you researched try to address?
4. What is the purpose of interest groups? Why have they been necessary currently and historically?
5. What rules and regulations might help achieve their goals if they did not have any influence over policy makers?
2. Then, try to design your new system that addresses the lack of influence interest groups have in the country.
• How will people and groups gain influence in your society?
• How will the interests of key groups be represented in politics and government?
• Define 5-7 rules and regulations that could address the concerns of different groups.
1. What groups do they assist or limit the power of? How?
2. How do they keep the political process fair?
3. What is the process for correcting any unfair practices when they arise?
4. How will your rules and regulations address the needs of groups that have been historically marginalized in other societies?
5. How will you prevent one group from becoming too powerful?
3. Think through the possible objections about your plan and how you would respond to them.
4. Share with the group and see if you can convince them that your plan would work.

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