1.Highlight the types of benefits politicians and bureaucrats receive from interest groups. What is the pluralist defense of interest groups? What might undermine this perspective?
2.Describe the difference between insider and outsider lobbying tactics. What types of interest groups generally use each? Under what circumstances will one by more impactful than the other?
3.Discuss how much public opinion changes over time, noting particular things that can change quickly, and others that are more stable.