Gov. Iron Triangles
What do Iron Triangles prevent? In other words, who could come in and change or disrupt the policy making system?
A new President, or new Congressional Party Leadership.
How can Government agencies benefit Congress?
Bureaucracy can continue "pet" programs for Congress that is important to their constituents and can preform certain tasks for their financial backers or political supporters.
How does Congress keep Special Interest Groups at bay?
By creating policy or laws that benefit the Special Interest Groups.
How can Legislature effect Interest groups?
Congress can change and make policies that may effect certain special interest groups.
What power does Congress have over Bureaucracy?
Congress has the power of the purse and can fund certain branches more or less.
How do lobby groups help Congress?
Inform them of certain problems. They are the experts in that specific area of interest. They also
Name the three parts of the Iron Triangle
Special Interest Groups and Lobbing organizations, Government agencies (bureaucracy), and Legislative Committees or Sub-Committees (Congress)
How can Interest groups/ Lobbing organizations effect Legislature?
The interest groups fund some Congressional elections. They also lobby members of Congress on certain pieces of legislation. They can rally the public sometimes.
How can Special Interest Groups help Government Agencies?
They can expand programs for their government agency that they are working with by lobbing Congress.
What is the purpose of the Iron Triangle?
They keep outsiders from changing policies that took years to make. A lot of the private negotiations between the people of the Iron Triangle create political bonds as strong as iron. Hence the name.
