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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
Interest Group
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