Describe the purpose and efforts of the Congressional (Radical') Republicans of the 1860s and 18/05

The Radical Republicans were a faction of American politicians within the Republican Party of the United States from around 1854 (before the American Civil War) until the end of Reconstruction in 1877. ... Radicals led efforts after the war to establish civil rights for former slaves and fully implement emancipation.

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interest groups send representatives to state capitals and to washington, d.c. to put pressure on members of congress and other policymakers. they engage in lobbying, or the organized process of influencing legislation or policy. lobbying can take many forms. interest groups can testify in congressional hearings.