Interest Groups
Lobbyist
Represent interest groups and communicate with officials
Ideological Groups
A type of interest group that promotes policies based on a set of core political or religious beliefs.
Economic Interests
A type of interest group that promotes the economic interests of their members in business, labor, and trade organization.
Single-issue Groups
A type on interest group that focuses on one narrow topic, such as immigration or drunk driving.
Professional Groups
A type of interest group that advocates for people in a particular profession, such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers.
Public Interest
A type of interest group that focuses on topics that affect the general public like education, the environment, and politics.
Interest Group
A group of people who work together to influence government about a set of issues.
Interest
Attention paid to something
Public Opinion
Collection of opinions or attitudes of a population.
A strategy for influencing government
DONATE money to political campaigns in exchange for support by the candidate.
A strategy for influencing government
ENDORSE a candidate running for office and suggest that the group's members vote for him or her.
Bias
Favoring one view over another.
Campaign Financing
How money is earned to pay for political campaigns.
A strategy for influencing government
INFORM the public and elected officials about issues that matter to the group.
Endorse
Officially support a candidate
Political Action Committee (PAC)
Organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns.
Advocate
Promote or support
Public Policy
The stand the government takes about a problem or idea for improvement
Loopholes
Ways around something