Given a synopsis of the role of interest groups and political parties in the political realm, analyze their impact on electoral success and compare their prospects in the United States to their relative success in countries with proportional representation
Given a synopsis of the role of interest groups and political parties in the political realm, analyze their impact on electoral success and compare their prospects in the United States to their relative success in countries with proportional representation
The Activity
· Use a search engine to find the website of a US interest group
· Spend a few minutes exploring and reading about what this group believes, what it wants to happen in Washington, and how it seeks to influence politicians
· Make a note of the group’s name and website information
· Distinguish three beliefs of the group and a specific policy or action that the group desires
· Analyze which US party or Congressperson that this group should have or has lobbied most effectively
· Now visithttps://wwwcongressgov/
· Find a current piece of legislation that relates to a cause of your selected interest group
· Make note of the title of the legislation (include its origination or appropriate numbers), its key sponsors and their party affiliations, and its current status within Congress