Write a four page essay on any interest group of your choosing.
Here are just a few suggestions:
NRA, NARAL, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, AARP, PETA, AFL-CIO, Christian Coalition, US Chamber
of Commerce, American Medical Association, American Bar Association, Americans for Prosperity,
MoveOn.Org, NAACP. These are just a few but you are free to do any interest group you want.
WARNING: This is not a history paper, nor a policy opinion paper. For example, if you choose to write a
paper on the NRA, I do not need to know the history of the group, or your opinion on the Second
Amendment or whether you thing gun ownership is a public good. If you choose to write about Planned
Parenthood, you should write about their functions as an interest group NOT what they provide as a
Reproductive Services operation. The paper should also not opine about your views on abortion. The
paper should do what I detail below.
Your essay must:
Explain the mission and goals of the interest group.
Explain the methods the interest group uses to fund raise.
Explain the methods they employ to influence policy i.e. lobbying, donating to politicians, running
advertisements, organizing protests etc. A strong essay will incorporate various examples from the
research you have done.
Briefly opine, in a closing paragraph, as to whether you believe the interest group is achieving its mission.
The essay must incorporate at least four different citations for at least four different sources.
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