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9. Interest Groups.
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The Nature of Interest Groups.
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Types of Interest Groups.
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Interest Groups at Work.
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issues and events that concern the people at large
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includes all of the goals that a government pursues in the many
areas of human affairs in which it is involved
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segments of the business community that have their own interest
groups
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an organization of workers who share the same type of job or
who work in the same industry
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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
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a technique of persuasion aimed at influencing individual or
group behaviors
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PACs that concentrate their efforts on one issue, such as
abortion, gun control, or health care
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activities by which group pressures are brought to bear on
legislators and the legislative process
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of or from the people, the average voters the folks back
home
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Interest Groups.
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Families USA and Texas School for the Deaf.
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Berkeley, California.
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Interpreting Political Cartoons.
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1989 Oakland, California Earthquake.
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American Medical Association.
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Chamber of Commerce.
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Membership in Labor Unions.
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Farming of the Future.
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Voices on Government.
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Destination: The American Dream.
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Friends of the River
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International Association of Firefighters in 2004.