[POS 2041] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (23 pages long)
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Interest group: organized group of individuals sharing common objectives: actively attempt to influence policy makers, right to form interest groups and to lobby the government is protected by the. Bill of rights: allows citizens to, lobby government officials, to sue the government, submit petition to the government. Influence of average citizens separated from the preferences of interest groups. Try to influence the outcome of elections, but do not compete for public office. Main sphere of influence is the electoral system. Types of interest groups: business interest groups, labor and professional interest groups, public interest and other types of groups. Identity interest groups: americans sharing the same race, ethnicity, gender, or other characteristic with important common interests, national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp, national urban league. Independent expenditure: involves activities that are independent from those of a political party.
