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FrontPage : NNIGN. If you want to be insanely secure; simply choose uncommon words as your password - like:. Homework : Read/OL 18.2 for Tuesday after break. Interest Groups in the American Political Process. Chapter 18, Section 1. Overview: Interest Groups. What is an interest group ?
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FrontPage: NNIGN • If you want to be insanely secure; simply choose uncommon words as your password - like: Homework: Read/OL 18.2 for Tuesday after break
Interest Groups in the American Political Process Chapter 18, Section 1
Overview: Interest Groups • What is an interest group? • What is the goal of an interest group? • How do they work for citizens? What do they do? • How are interest groups and political parties similar? • How are they different? • **Why do IGs exist if there are political parties to represent people’s values and beliefs?
What are the various types of interest groups? • Business – the “owners”; examples? • Labor – How are the these different from “business” groups? • Professional - United by professional occupation; examples? • Public – Deal with a broad range of issues that concern the public in general • SpecialPopulation – share a personal characteristic; age, gender… • Single – Issue – only have one single issue in mind, really