1. Interest Groups
Chapter 9

2. Public Policy and Interest Groups
Public policy – all of the goals that a government pursues in the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved
Interest group – private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy

3. Lobbying
Is usually defined as those activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators and the legislative process.

4. Interest Groups at Work
Propaganda – a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors

5. Grassroots The public rally support for an issue or a candidate
Grassroots campaigns often include mass s, phone calls, letters, or postcards to legislators

6. Types of Interest Groups
Business groups – National Association of Manufacturers
Labor groups – AFL-CIO
Agricultural groups – National Farmers Union, American Farm Bureau
Professional groups – American Bar Association, American Medical Association

7. Types of Interest Groups
Promote causes – ACLU, Sierra Club
Promote the welfare of certain groups – NAACP, AARP
Religious organizations – National Council of Churches, American Jewish Congress
Public-interest group – seeks to institute certain public policies of benefit to all or most people in this country