Interest Groups Interest groups are interrelated and also separate organizations.
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What are they? What do they do? Why are they important? What are some major interest groups? INTEREST GROUPS
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What are they?
What do they do?
Why are they important?
What are some major interest groups?
INTEREST
GROUPS
Organizations whose members have shared views and objectives and work to aff ect public policy.
Pressure GroupsSpecial Interest Groups
Are they evil?Do they have too much influence?
WHAT IS AN “INTEREST GROUP”?
LobbyingLetter WritingPhone CallsRaise MoneyContribute
MoneyTestify
Educate and Inform the Public
Engage in Public Debate
WHAT DO INTEREST GROUPS DO?
Their interests are diff erent from the interests of the American people as a whole
Can shape public opinionCan mobilize at a “grass roots” level Influential in Congress Iron Triangle
WHY ARE INTEREST GROUPS IMPORTANT?
Business GroupsNational Restaurant
AssociationChamber of Commerce
Labor GroupsAFL-CIONEA
Agricultural GroupsThe Farm BureauNational Farmers Union
Professional GroupsAmerican Medical
AssociationAmerican Bar Association
WHAT ARE SOME MAJOR INTEREST GROUPS?
Causes- ACLU- Sierra Club
Promote Specific Groups- NAACP- AARP
Religious Organizations- Anti-Defamation League- Christian Coalition
Public Interest Groups- League of Women Voters- Common Cause
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