Favoring one view or another
advocate
bias
public opinion
lobbyist
attention paid to something
political action committee
advocate
interest
bias
to promote or support
lobbyist
campaign finance
public opinion
advocate
collection of opinion or attitudes
interest
public opinion
bias
interest group
represent interest groups and communicate with officials
lobbyist
advocate
interest
bias
how money is earned to pay for political campaigns
campaign financing
political action committee
interest
public opinion
organizations that help interest groups raise money for campaigns
political action committee
public opinion
interest group
advocate
a group of people who work to influence government about a set of issues
interest group
public opinion
lobbyist
advocate
What is an interest groups main goal?
Influencing Government
Who do interest groups hire to speak on their behalf?
Lobbyist
Why would an interest group endorse a candidate?
They want to gain support from that person if they are voted into office.
This interest group focuses on topics that affect the general public like education and the environment.
single issue groups
public interest
profession groups
economic interest
This interest group promotes the economic interests of their members in business, labor and trade
economic interests
professional groups
ideological groups
single issue groups
This interst group advocates for people in a particular profession such as doctors, lawyers and teachers
public interest
economic interest
ideological groups
professional groups
This interest group promotes policies based on a set of core political or religious beliefs
single issue groups
professional groups
ideological groups
public interest
This interest group focuses on one narrow topic, such as immigration or drunk driving
public interest
single issue groups
professional groups
ideological groups
