9. Interest Groups.. The Nature of Interest Groups.
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public policyincludes all of the goals that a government pursues in the many areas of human affairs in which it is
involved
labor unionan organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry
public interest groups
seeks to institute certain public policies of benefit to all or most people in this country, whether or not
they belong to or support that organization
single-interest group
PACs that concentrate their efforts on one issue, such as abortion, gun control, or health care
lobbyingactivities by which group pressures are brought to
bear on legislators and the legislative process