Interest Groups

(1999_2)National interest groups often target national-level policy making institutions to achieve their policy objectives.

Select one of the following national interest groups.
- AARP
- AMA (Medical Association
- NAACP
- NAM (national assoc. of Manufacturers)

For the group you selected do each of the following.
- a identify one major national-level policy making institution that this group targets.
- b describe one resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen and explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a)
- c describe another resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen and explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a).

 a) The AARP targets Congress do get their policies and legislation passed.
b) The AARP tries to pass legislation benefiting retirees such as medicare congress can help them by writing legislation and getting it passed.
c) Congress is made up of older people. So many of them pass the legislation because it is mutually beneficial for older people.

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