Ch 7 - Interest Groups - Class 3

4. How do unions and management engage in the collective bargaining process?

1. Preview: Collective Bargaining
• The collective bargaining agreement at Blue Shipping is set to expire tomorrow
• We will have two separate simulated negotiations today
• Within each negotiation, there are three groups: 
• the Blue Shipping management 
• the Blue Shipping union
• the teacher's observers 
• Let's review the expiring contract and compare it to other shipping companies:   
2. Planning: Prepare Demands and Strategy
• You have five minutes to meet with your side and prepare for negotiations
3. Collective Bargaining: Negotiations
• You have fifteen minutes to negotiate a new contract
• The teacher will announce a short recess midway through to allow each side to meet by itself
• At the end, you have three options:
• Reach an agreement
• Union goes on strike
• Management announces a lock-out
4. Analysis: What Did We Learn?
• What were the results of the two separate negotiations?
• What did we learn about collective bargaining?
• What did we learn about leadership?
5. Debrief: Presidential Debate #1 and Twitter
• What did we discuss as we watched the debate?
• What links did you share with each other?
• What questions did you ask each other?
• What tweets from your timeline did you retweet to each other?

Ch 7 - Interest Groups - Class 2

2. How do lobbyists exert influence over policymaking institutions?

3. How do interest groups participate in the iron triangle during the policymaking process? 

1. Case Study: Jack Abramoff
• Watch Jack Abramoff: The Lobbyist's Playbook (60 Minutes)
• Answer EQ #2 by taking notes on:
• What techniques did Abramoff use as a lobbyist on Capitol Hill?
• What reforms does Abramoff recommend?
2. Case Study: The Crusader Tank
• Watch The Battle over Crusader (Democracy in America)
• Answer EQ #3 by taking notes on:
• What are the three corners of the iron triangle?
• How did the three corners interact to make public policy in this case study?
• Who went through the revolving door? (See OpenSecrets.org)
• When we are done, take a look at this summary
3. HW Preview: The First Presidential Debate
• Read the following stories and tweet notable quotes to class hashtag
• 10 Great Debate Moments (POLITICO)
• Cramming and Pruning for First Presidential Debate (NY Times)
• The Most Trusted Moderator in America (POLITICO)
• Obama: I'm Just an Okay Debater (POLITICO)
• Parody: Debate Expectations Memo from Obama and Romney (Slate)
• Watch the date on TV or online on Wednesday night from 6:00 - 7:30 pm
• Join the twitter conversation at the class hashtag (always use the hashtag!)
• Tweet your questions
• Tweet your analysis of the verbal and nonverbal communications
• Reply to your classmates (i.e. find answers to their questions)
• Retweet other tweets from your timeline to the class

Ch 7 - Interest Groups - Class 1

1. How do interest groups exert influence over policymaking institutions?

1. Quiz: Ch 07 - Interest Groups
2. Flashback: Federalist #10 from Ch 01 - Constitution
• "The influence of factious leaders may kindle a flame within their particular States, but will be unable to spread a general conflagration through the other States. A religious sect may degenerate into a political faction in a part of the Confederacy; but the variety of sects dispersed over the entire face of it must secure the national councils against any danger from that source." - James Madison, Federalist Paper #10
• What would Madison say about interest groups?
3. Case Study: Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform
• Watch: The Pledge: Grover Norquist's Hold on the GOP (60 Minutes)
• How does ATR help us answer EQ #1?
• Political Action Committees (PACs) for ATR
• Independent Expenditures for ATR
• Lobbyists for ATR
• Public Relations for ATR
• Grassroots Mobilization for ATR
4. Blog: Interest Groups
• Edit your blog at www.blogger.com or on an iPad app (Posts and Blogsy are available for a discounted price at the SI bookstore)
• Remember the guidelines, especially:
• Hyperlinks to all evidence
• Art (linked pictures or embedded videos)
• Depth and quality writing
• We will start our homework assignment in class
• Create a blog post where you apply what we have learned about interest groups to your policy issue
• Suggestion: Evaluate the influence of several interest groups in your policy area in terms of:
• Political Action Committees (PACs) 
• Research PACs on OpenSecrets.org
• Independent Expendures 
• Research IEs on OpenSecrets.org
• Lobbyists 
• Research lobbyists on OpenSecrets.org
• TV Ads 
• Research 0:60 or 0:30 ads on Youtube
• Litigation (Lawsuits) 
• Research Supreme Court cases on Oyez.org or lawsuits in lower courts on Google
• Public Relations 
• Research official websites on Google
• Social Media 
• Research recent activity and number of followers/likes on Twitter and Facebook
• Grassroots Mobilization 
• Research membership size on Google
• Protests 
• Research rallies or strikes on Google
• Moral Authority 
• Research religious and/or ethical statements on Google
• Other techniques?