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Why have interest groups?
• One person = One vote• Lots of people = Lots of
Votes
• Interest group- a group of people who share a common point of view
What do interest groups do?
• They work together to influence public opinion (what other people think)
• They try to persuade others to think like them
Who makes up an interest group?
• Group of people who pull their resources to try to influence government– Time– Money– Skills
• Hire a person called a LOBBYIST to go to D.C. and talk to Congress people
Job of an Interest Group • Form a Political Action
Committees (PACs) to collect money from members of their groups to get people elected
• They go to court- suing on behalf of their members
• They lobby- try to influence lawmakers to support their beliefs
• Provide data and research to government officials to support their cause
National Organization of Women
• Equal pay for women- women earn 77 cents to a man’s dollar
• Legislation for breast cancer
• Pro Choice• Other women’s issues• Title IX- equal opportunity
in sports and in education• The National Organization for Women (NOW) web site
National Right to Life Committee
• No abortion• No corporal
punishment or death penalty
• No euthanasia-”pulling the plug”
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
• Equal rights for blacks• Eliminate racial
profiling
• Burying of N word• Brown v. Board of
Education• Jena 6• http://
www.naacp.org/home/index.htm
American Civil Liberties Union
• Protection of a person’s rights• Freedom of speech• Texas v. Johnson• Against racial profiling• American Civil Liberties Union - Criminal Justice, Death Penalty, Disability Rights, Drug Policy, Free Speech, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Immigrants' Rights, Lesbian & Gay Rights, National Security, Police Practices, Prisoners' Rights, Privacy & Technology,
Raci
National Rifle Association
• Believe in protecting a person’s 2nd amendment right to own a weapon
• No waiting periods for handguns
• Need weapons to protect a person from the government
Green Peace
• Protection of the environment
• No offshore drilling
• No Alaskan pipeline • http://
www.greenpeace.org/usa/
Chamber of Commerce
• Growth of business and small businesses
• Watch zoning of city– Residential
– Commercial
• Look to decrease corporate income tax (tax on a company)
•
National Educators Association• Support of teachers• Provide insurance if
sued• Against No Child Left
Behind and mandatory end of grade testing
• Encourage professional development and further education of teachers
American Federation of Labor
• A labor union• Pro worker• Raise minimum wage• Limit immigration-
compete with American workers
• Like tariffs- tax on imported goods because people are more likely to buy American
• http://www.aflcio.org/