1. Select one of the interest groups\/organizations listed below.<\/p>\n
\u2022 AARP – American Association of Retired People<\/p>\n
\u2022 ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union<\/p>\n
\u2022 AFL-CIO – American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations<\/p>\n
\u2022 American Conservative Union<\/p>\n
\u2022 FPA-Farm Policy Action<\/p>\n
\u2022 AIPAC – American Israel Public Affairs Committee<\/p>\n
\u2022 Council on American-Islamic Relations<\/p>\n
\u2022 Family Research Council<\/p>\n
\u2022 Handgun Control, Inc.<\/p>\n
\u2022 GLAAD- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation<\/p>\n
\u2022 NAN-National Action Network<\/p>\n
\u2022 National Right to Life<\/p>\n
\u2022 NOW – National Organization of Women<\/p>\n
\u2022 NRA – National Rifle Association<\/p>\n
\u2022 American Humane Society<\/p>\n
\u2022 Public Citizen<\/p>\n
\u2022 Sierra Club<\/p>\n
\u2022 U.S. Chamber of Commerce<\/p>\n
\u2022 VFW-Veterans of Foreign Wars<\/p>\n
2. Perform a web search to locate the group’s main web site. Also, perform a web search for recent information about your group’s activities. You can either type up your report as an essay or you can give your information in a bullet-point list. Make sure your paper answers all the questions. Separate your responses with two spaces between answers.<\/p>\n
1. What is the organization or group’s website?<\/p>\n
2. What are the issues your organization or group is concerned with?<\/p>\n
3. What actions does your group take to try to influence policy and the public agenda?<\/p>\n
4. Assess your group: What are its strengths and weaknesses? Back up what you say with specific examples demonstrating their effectiveness (or lack of effectiveness). Remember to find weaknesses of the group, you will likely need to research beyond the group’s main website.<\/p>\n
5. Summarize a news article from the organization or group in a paragraph?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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