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1 Interest Groups and Lobbying

2 Interest Groups Organized groups that try to influence public policy Organized groups that try to influence public policy Organization of People: leaders, patrons (provide money), members Organization of People: leaders, patrons (provide money), members Either multi or single issue Either multi or single issue

3 Public Policy Government policies that are based on law Government policies that are based on law Example – No Child Left Behind Example – No Child Left Behind Increase the standards of accountability for states, school districts, and schools Increase the standards of accountability for states, school districts, and schools

4 Types of Interest Groups-Economic AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) AFL-CIO (American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations) Workers from many different professions Workers from many different professions Healthcare, Social Security, Education, etc. (multi-issue) Healthcare, Social Security, Education, etc. (multi-issue) American Medical Association American Medical Association Physicians Physicians Issues that are vital to the nation’s health (multi-issue) Issues that are vital to the nation’s health (multi-issue)

5 Type of Interest Group-Public NARAL Pro-Choice America NARAL Pro-Choice America Advocate for privacy and a woman's right to choose (single-issue) Advocate for privacy and a woman's right to choose (single-issue) National Right to Life Committee National Right to Life Committee Restore legal protection to innocent human life (single-issue) Restore legal protection to innocent human life (single-issue) NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) Ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination (multi-issue) Ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination (multi-issue)

6 Type of Interest Group- Environmental Sierra Club Sierra Club Protect the planet (single-issue) Protect the planet (single-issue) Greenpeace USA Greenpeace USA Uses peaceful and Uses peaceful and direct action to expose global environmentalproblems(single-issue) Greenpeace protest against global warming in Florida, November 4, 2007

7 Type of Interest Group-Good Government Common Cause Common Cause Group for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest (single-issue) Group for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest (single-issue) Moveon.org Moveon.org A group of organizations that brings real Americans back into the political process for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in the government system (multi-issue) A group of organizations that brings real Americans back into the political process for busy but concerned citizens to find their political voice in the government system (multi-issue)

8 Lobby Activities of a group or organization that seeks to influence legislation and persuade political leaders to support the group’s position Activities of a group or organization that seeks to influence legislation and persuade political leaders to support the group’s position

9 How they Lobby Lobby Congress Lobby Congress Attempt to reform congressional lobbying Attempt to reform congressional lobbying Lobby Executive branch Lobby Executive branch Lobby courts Lobby courts Protest Protest Protest against Vietnam War

10 Bibliography O’Connor, K., Sabato, L., Haag, S., & Keith, G. (2007). American Government: Continuity and Change. New York: Pearson Education, Inc. O’Connor, K., Sabato, L., Haag, S., & Keith, G. (2007). American Government: Continuity and Change. New York: Pearson Education, Inc. http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/e7b83550-5d6f-46a2-bbea-8e035fa35a3d.html http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/e7b83550-5d6f-46a2-bbea-8e035fa35a3d.html http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/e7b83550-5d6f-46a2-bbea-8e035fa35a3d.html http://www.aflcio.org/ http://www.aflcio.org/ http://www.aflcio.org/ http://www.ama-assn.org/ http://www.ama-assn.org/ http://www.ama-assn.org/ http://www.nrlc.org/ http://www.nrlc.org/ http://www.nrlc.org/ http://www.naral.org/ http://www.naral.org/ http://www.naral.org/ http://www.naacp.org/home/index.htm http://www.naacp.org/home/index.htm http://www.naacp.org/home/index.htm http://www.sierraclub.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/ http://www.sierraclub.org/ http://images.usatoday.com/weather/_photos/2006/11/05/afpus-globalwarming- protest-greenpeace1.jpg http://images.usatoday.com/weather/_photos/2006/11/05/afpus-globalwarming- protest-greenpeace1.jpg http://images.usatoday.com/weather/_photos/2006/11/05/afpus-globalwarming- protest-greenpeace1.jpg http://images.usatoday.com/weather/_photos/2006/11/05/afpus-globalwarming- protest-greenpeace1.jpg http://www.commoncause.org/ http://www.commoncause.org/ http://www.commoncause.org/ http://www.moveon.org/ http://www.moveon.org/ http://www.moveon.org/ http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/b1983b5d-2817-4e8c-8fc0-be825575060c.html http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/b1983b5d-2817-4e8c-8fc0-be825575060c.html http://politicalcartoons.com/cartoon/b1983b5d-2817-4e8c-8fc0-be825575060c.html

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