American Government / Unit 6 Gov 266 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Interest Groups
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The idea
An interest group is an organization that seeks to influence government policy around specific issues, without running candidates under its own label.
In practice
Groups form around taxes, the environment, professions, gun policy — narrow nets, deliberately.
Where people slip
Supporting candidates is common; fielding them under the group's label is what groups do not do.
Your place on the trail
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