Government and the Public 🗳

🎯 Learning Targets

• Explain how the government determines the public interest
• Identify the consequences that may result from government promotion of the public interest
• Describe how individuals and interest groups can affect government policies

⏰ What We Did

• Used the instructional notes from Lesson 6, Part 4: Government and the Public, to answer the following questions in complete sentences:

1. Define interest group and lobbyist.
2. What factors must the government weigh in trying to determine the public interest? Why might the public interest be difficult for the government to identify?
3. How can government regulation affect prices, services, profits, and productivity?
4. Describe how individuals and interest groups can influence government policy.