Types of Interest Groups Economic Interest Groups Business
Types of Interest Groups: Economic Interest Groups Business Trade and other associations Labor Professional associations Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
Union Membership in the United States Compared to Other Countries Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
Labor Force and Union Membership, 1930 -2007 Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
Labor Open shop: A company with a labor agreement under which union membership cannot be required as a condition of employment Closed shop: A company with a labor agreement under which union membership can be a condition of employment Free rider: An individual who does not join a group representing his or her interests, yet receives the benefit of the group’s influence Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
Types of Interest Groups: Ideological or Single-Interest Groups -Christian Coalition -NRA -NARAL -Club for Growth Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
Types of Interest Groups: Public Interest Groups Ralph Nader Unsafe at Any Speed (1965) Founded Public Citizen; “Nader’s Raiders” Ran for president as Green Party candidate in 1996 and 2000, and as independent in 2004 and 2008 Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
Types of Interest Groups: Foreign Policy and Public Sector Interest Groups Foreign Policy Interest Groups Council on Foreign Relations American-Israel Political Action Committee Public Sector Interest Groups National Governors Association National League of Cities National Educational Association Copyright 2009 Pearson Education, Inc. , Publishing as Longman
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