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Day 13: Outside Influences TLW: Understand how outside influences impact the decisions made by the individual and the Congress as a whole. You are completing all notes and activities in your groups. You will hand in one sheet of paper. Write the objective on one sheet of paper. (Put the names of your group members.) Please put your cell phones away.

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Day 13: Outside

InfluencesTLW: Understand how outside influences

impact the decisions made by the individual and the Congress as a whole.

You are completing all

notes and activities in your groups. You will

hand in one sheet of paper.

Write the objective on one sheet of paper.

(Put the names of your group members.)

Please put your cell

phones away.

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In your notes, complete a graphic organizer that shows all of the outside influences on you.

YOU

Parents

Teachers

Friends

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How would outside influences impact the following decisions?

1. A student drops out of high school. What are possible reasons why?

2. A student drops out of college. Why?

3. A 24 year old moves back in with their parents. Why?

4. An athlete chooses to use steroids. Why?

5. The President lies about an affair. Why?

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Outside influences in Congress

• Lobbyists• Interest Groups (Political Action Committees--PAC’s)•Celebrities

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Lobbyists

• Definition:• Example:• Goal:

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Interest Groups/ PAC’s (Political Action Committees)

• Definition:• Example:• Goal:

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Celebrities

• Definition:• Example:• Goal:

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Videos on Lobbyists

• 3 Available on the class website. We will watch one of them together.

• You need to write down any new information you learn about lobbyists.