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Interest groups

Interest groups . What they do & how they work. Interest group. A group of persons working on behalf of or strongly supporting a particular cause, such as an item of legislation, an industry, or a special segment of society . Examples: PETA, NAACP, ACLU, NRA, NEA, & ABA. Trade associations.

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Interest groups

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  1. Interest groups What they do & how they work

  2. Interest group • A group of persons working on behalf of or strongly supporting a particular cause, such as an item of legislation, an industry, or a special segment of society. • Examples: PETA, NAACP, ACLU, NRA, NEA, & ABA

  3. Trade associations • an association of organizations in the same trade formed to further their collective interests, esp in negotiating with governments, trade unions, etc • These usually are unheard of b/c they work behind the scenes on issues you don’t care abbot

  4. Labor unions • an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests. • Famous ones: NEA, Teamsters, & UAW

  5. Professional groups • a body of persons engaged in the same profession, formed usually to control entry into the profession, maintain standards, and represent the profession in discussions with other bodies • Examples: ABA & AMA

  6. Societal groups • people sharing some social relation • Examples: NAACP and other groups that people share a similar social belief (church groups or peer groups)

  7. Endorsement • an act of giving one's public approval or support to someone or something. • Why are endorsement so important?

  8. PAC • Political action committee: A committee formed by business, labor, or other special-interest groups to raise money and make contributions to the campaigns of political candidates whom they support. • Biggest PAC’s:

  9. lobbying • seek to influence (a politician or public official) on an issue • Biggest lobbyist groups:

  10. Grassroots • the most basic level of an activity or organization. • grassroots organizations and most media savey:

  11. Class action suits • A class action, class suit, or representative action is a lawsuit where a person sues a group of people, a group of people sues another group of people, or a group of people sues a person • Most famous:

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