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INTEREST GROUPS

t groups can also use litigation, or working within the court system, as a way to influence policy. This was the case in the reversal of segregated schooling in the Supreme Court system. Litigation is the form often used by the minority of the population for policies that affect their rights. Before the 1960’s, blacks did not have the right to vote, so they voiced their opinion through the court system. Within the total organization of interest groups, there exist two dimensions in which most interest groups will fall. These are pluralism and neocorporatism. Pluralism is based on free competition between the groups. The dominating groups are typically the ones who influence most of the decisions in government. Their involvement in legislative influence is low compared to the neocorporatists, who are actively involved in policy making. They are invited by the legislators to take part in the governing process. Usually, one country will adopt one or the other of these abstractions, rarely both. Although neocorporatisim seems like the best option, it is very difficult to achieve successfully, because it depends on the “cooperative spirit” between the groups and their government. Each interest group holds an important and specific purpose in government. Their activities can range from active rioting to sit-down negotiations and can be very complex in their organization. At one point or another, most people will be involved in some sort of interest group. This may be in the form of a donation to an environmental organization, joining a workforce union, or lobbying outside the congressional session. In a streaming web of politics and ethics, laws are created. Interest groups functions as the vehicle in which the government is alerted to the general populations’ concerns....

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