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1 Interest Groups http://www.youtube.com/watch?v= xEyWZBLJrV0

2 Interest Groups Interest groups want to PASS POLICY BUT don’t run their own candidates for office Interest groups can “access,” or influence many points and levels of government

3 Interest Group Examples AARP (American Association of Retired People) Sierra Club (Environment) NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) NOW (National Organization of Women) ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) PIRGs (Public Interest Research Groups) NEA (National Education Association) AMA (American Medical Association) Thousands of interest groups in the US

4 Sierra Club

5 United Auto Workers (UAW)

6 American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

7 American Association of Retired People (AARP)

8 National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

9 What makes Interest Groups powerful? Size Power of AARP – 25% of the population 50 and over Intensity – drive or effort put forth (single issue groups fall into this category) Money form a PAC (Political Action Committee) – donate money to campaigns and advertising

10 Types of Interest Groups Economic – Labor unions, agricultural, Business, Professional Consumer – public interest, environmental Equality and Justice – racial issues, gender issues, minority issues

11 How Interest Groups Work 1.Lobby – (aka Buttonholing) influence government policy Ex - call/email officials, meet and socialize, go to lunch, testify at committee hearings, ask for political favors 2.Electioneering – keep people in office who are sympathetic to group wants and needs Ex. - GIVE MONEY TO CAMPAIGNS

12 How Interest Groups Work 3.Litigation – (aka amicus curiae – “friends of the court”) (1) File briefs that consist of a written argument for their side OR… (2) groups sue business or gov for action 4.Appealing to the public – make the group’s own public image look good 5.The “Ratings Game” – interest groups rate politicians based on voting records

13 How do Interest groups get money? Donations (YOU!) Foundations Ex. - Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation Federal grants and contracts

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