Day 13 (lucky)

the final
mla or apa style, doesn;t matter as long as you indicate which thoughts came from where and you are consistent

bureaucracies are an important extra-constitutional institution
bureaucrats are not part of any political party; they are neutral, except for those that are hired by the president or the party itself
they do it because it is the right thing to do

bureaucracy: organized group of government officials (public servants) that perform certain functions

public servant's appointment should be based on merit instead of friendship
the penalton act established the merit system

constitutional institutions are those structures of power expressly established by the constitution
those structures that have evolved outside of the constitution are referred to extra-constitutional groups

political parties
political parties are associations of people with common beliefs, ideologies, and objectives organized to win elections and put the people they want into political offices to formulate policies, make policies
the main goal of political parties are to win elections

they say we have a better/the best way of running the society to meet the peoples needs

interest groups are not interested in winning elections
the concern of interest groups

social movement pg 222
after the goal has been acheived, the people disperse
rarely, associations persist past the goal's maturation

why do people join groups; sense of belonging and connection
material benefits

christian coalition
tried to push the religious agenda into the political arena

israel is seen as a window of democracy and the source of judeo-christian faith and ethics

interest groups of professionals

the unorganized poor

prochoice

item triangle

Iron triange, or subgovernment, is the special between the interest groups, the executive power, ad congress, where all of their interests converge

if they have a case before the supreme court, interest groups will hire a lawyer to write a brief, explaining the case and which way it should be voted

i issue
r rule of law
a application of law
c conclusion

ACLU - american civil liberties union
will sue or prepare a brief

advisable for the judges to read the briefs because it broadens their knowledge of the case

breifs that are filed are a matter of public record

issue advocacy

an important thing not listed in the book is the idea that political parties should be responsible for political education

an aim of politics is to separate issues in people's minds as misdirection

christian evangelicals (as an example) have been instrumental in bending the minds of people
whatever happened to kansas

education of the public is of paramount importance

short history of the evolution of the two party system
two groups started after the writing of the constitution
federalists and the anti-federalists

anti-federalists supported state's rights, grassroots movements, believed the power should remain with the states

split on the issue of slavery
the north, supporting the republicans against slavery
the south, democrats, were in favor of state's rights and slavery

freedom or death

viral ideas
thinking emotionally