1. 9. Interest Groups.

2. The Nature of Interest Groups.

3. Types of Interest Groups.

4. Interest Groups at Work.

5. public affairs

6. issues and events that concern the people at large
public affairs
issues and events that concern the people at large

7. public policy

8. public policy
includes all of the goals that a government pursues in the many areas of human affairs in which it is involved

9. trade association

10. segments of the business community that have their own interest groups
trade association
segments of the business community that have their own interest groups

11. labor union

12. labor union
an organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry

13. public interest groups

14. public interest groups
seeks to institute certain public policies of benefit to all or most people in this country, whether or not they belong to or support that organization

15. propaganda

16. propaganda
a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or group behaviors

17. single-interest group

18. single-interest group
PACs that concentrate their efforts on one issue, such as abortion, gun control, or health care

19. lobbying

20. lobbying
activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on legislators and the legislative process

21. grassroots

22. of or from the people, the average voters
grassroots
of or from the people, the average voters
“the folks back home”

23. Interest Groups.

24. Families USA and Texas School for the Deaf.

25. Berkeley, California.

26. Interpreting Political Cartoons.

27. 1989 Oakland, California Earthquake.

28. American Medical Association.

29. Chamber of Commerce.

30. Membership in Labor Unions.

31. Farming of the Future.

32. Voices on Government.

33. Destination: The American Dream.

34. Friends of the River

35. International Association of Firefighters in 2004.

36. Growth of PACs.

37. Making Their Views Known.

38. Rating Congress.

39. Analyzing Political Cartoons.