Chapter 3 Focus Activities: Interest Groups
The goal of an interest group is to influence the policymaking process for an outcome that is beneficial to the group. Each of the three branches of
government has potential access points at which lobbyists engage in activities that apply pressure to policymakers.
In this exercise, you are invited to step into the life of someone who lobbies the government of Texas on behalf of a particular client, group, or cause.
Read the scenario and answer the question that follows.
You are the chief executive of a major nonprofit environmental rights interest group. One morning during a new legislative session, you
sit down to contemplate your upcoming day to ensure that all of your tasks get accomplished.
As a law-abiding lobbyist, which of the following items might you include on your to-do list? Check all that apply.
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Coordinate a letter-writing effort from group members to key legislators informing them of the group's issue positi
Send an e-mail soliciting donations to the PAC from the members of the interest group