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HOW GOVERNMENT CAN MAKE DECISIONS

Iron Triangle

Definition

Relationship in US politics between

Congress, Government Bureaucracies and Interest Groups which result in a policy making system.

3 Actors Involved

CongressAn elected body of people vested with the responsibility and power to make laws from a political perspective of a state or nation

3 Actors Involved

Government BureaucraciesAdministration of a government chiefly through bureaus of departments staffed with non-elected people.

3 Actors Involved

Interest GroupsA group of politically active members sharing a common interest or goal.

The Iron Triangle

CONGRESS

Bureaucracy

Low regulation/special favors

Congressional support via lobby

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Funding and political support

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How the Triangle Works

INTEREST GROUP

Appreciation and Support through the election process

BureaucracyDoes something beneficial for an interest group whose policy goal

falls under that department

CongressMoney to support the

bureaucracy

Bureaucracy uses the $ for specific activities in their

department