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1 3-6: Types and Characteristics of Interest Groups

2 Big Idea: Competing Policy-Making Interests
Enduring Understanding: Interest groups provide opportunities for participation and influence how people relate to government and policymakers.

3 Learning Objectives: Explain how variation in types and resources of interest groups affects their ability to influence elections and policymaking. Explain how various political actors influence public policy outcomes.

4 Characteristics of Influential Interest Groups
Size Large—use of the public Free rider problem Small—can organize easily Intensity Narrow focus of single-issue groups Financial Resources Hiring lobbyists Supporting PACs Writing Amicus curiae briefs

5 Types of Interest Groups
Economic Interests Business Groups Corporations monitor legislation NAM—labor laws, minimum wages, corporate taxes, trade regulations Chamber of Commerce

6 Types of Interest Groups
Economic Interests Labor Unions AFL-CIO Union shop vs. right to work Agricultural Groups Farm Bureau Professional Associations NEA, AMA, ABA AARP—life insurance, tax planning, health care

7 Types of Interest Groups
Environmental Groups Sierra Club, WWF—conservation, pollution, alternative fuels Public Interest Groups Common Cause—government reform, consumer rights, electoral issues

8 Types of Interest Groups
Equality Groups NAACP ACLU, NOW—anti-discrimination Often find success through the courts Single-Issue Groups NRA, Planned Parenthood Protest Movements Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter

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