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Types of Interest Groups

Types of Interest Groups. Chapter 9, Section 2 Mrs. Huston. Everything from A to Z. No one really knows how many associations exist in the United States. Associations become interest groups when they try to influence the actions of government. Big Variety. Thousands of members or very few

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Types of Interest Groups

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  1. Types of Interest Groups Chapter 9, Section 2 Mrs. Huston

  2. Everything from A to Z • No one really knows how many associations exist in the United States

  3. Associations become interest groups when they try to influence the actions of government

  4. Big Variety • Thousands of members or very few • Well or little known • Highly structured or loose and informal

  5. Money Talks • The largest number of interest groups have been founded based on some economic issue

  6. Common Economic Topics • Business • Labor • Agriculture • professional

  7. Business Groups • They want government to promote and support them • They oppose business taxes • They support protective tariffs

  8. Labor Groups • Share the same type of job • Influence has declined • Only 12% of Americans are members

  9. Largest Labor Group • AFL-CIO • American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations

  10. Trying to come back • Recruiting migrant farm workers, service workers & public employees

  11. Agricultural Groups • Only 2% of the American population still lives on farms

  12. Influence still powerful • Many associations represent agriculture • Grange, American Farm Bureau Federation, National Farmers Union, etc.

  13. Commodities • Some groups represent the interests of specific products such as wheat, milk, beef, etc.

  14. Professional Associations • Covers occupations that require extensive formal training and possibly government licensing such as law, teaching, medicine

  15. Other types • Regionally based • Cause focused • Foreign policy oriented

  16. Promote certaingroups Veterans, senior citizens, a racial minority, women

  17. Religious Organizations • National Council of Churches • Christian Voice • Christian Coalition

  18. Separation? • Religious organizations still try to influence the government regarding their issues

  19. Public Interest Groups • Rather than focusing on one segment of the population, these seek the general welfare

  20. Examples: • Common Cause • League of Women Voters • Public Citizen, Inc. • Etc.

  21. THE END

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