Interest Groups

INTEREST GROUP RESEARCH Today we will be researching specific interest groups. The assignment is simple: You are to choose and briefly research THREE different groups Give me the WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHEN, WHY for each group; that is general info Each summary should be AT LEAST a 8-10 sentences Include source (link) after each paragraph Comment on THREE other posts. Try to choose posts with different groups than your own 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21.

American Civil Liberties Union League of Women Voters Feminist Majority foundation Public Citizen Common Cause National Right to Life Committee Planned Parenthood National Rifle Association Handgun Control, Incorporation Chamber of Commerce of the United States American Trucking Association AFL-CIO Fraternal Order of Police American Farm Bureau National Cattlemen’s Beef Association American Medical Association American Bar Association American Nursing Association Amnesty International Rock the Vote True Majority

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Students against Destructive Decisions Mothers against drunk driving Emily’s List Habitat for Humanity Natural Resources Defense Council Audubon society Nature Conservancy Montana Environmental Information Center Physicians for Social Responsibility Union of Concerned Scientists United Nations Association of the United States of America Humane Society of the United States Montana Smart Growth Coalition Trout Unlimited Rocky Mountain elk Foundation Christian Coalition Disabled American Veterans The Silver Ring Thing Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders Climate protect.org

After completing your research, answer the following question: Do you think Interest Groups do more harm or good? Do they have a place in the American system? Explain.