What private organizations attempts to influence public officials to act or vote in ways that will benefit the group's members?

The private organization that attempts to influence the public officials to act or vote in ways that will benefit the groups’ members is the interest group. It is because the interest group is a group in which each members shares the same concerns or attempts in means to influence the public policy that will be in their favor.

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it is a part of john locke's natural rights popular during the age of enlightenment that people had inalienable rights to life, liberty and property. this was reflected by thomas jefferson in his declaration of independence as rights to life,liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

another line in the declaration of independence is that people have certain rights just because they are human. humans are capable of obeying the three natural rights john locke mentioned making them governable by these laws and therefore entitled to these rights as well.