FREE RESPONSE FOR CHAPTER 9 INT GROUPS
A) Describe the following technique and explain why an
interest group would use this technique.
1) litigation
2) mass mobilization/grassroots lobbying
3) campaign contributions
B) Select two of the following interest groups and
identify the primary technique it would use from the
above list and explain why it would choose that
technique over the others.
NRA (National Rifle Association)
Sierra Club
AMA (American Medical Association)
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People)
ANSWER:
A)
1. Litigation is the use of the court system to
further your cause. Groups that use this technique do
so because they feel their rights have been violated
2. mass mobilization is when a group gets a lot of
its followers together in an effort to raise awareness
through media coverage. This technique is utilized
because it is inexpensive.
3. campaign conributions is the act of giving money
to a candidate to help them win in an election. This is
used to gain access to this candidate when he/she wins.
B) NRA- would use campaign contributions due its
large membership and access to funds.
Sierra Club- would use mass mobilization and try to
sway public opinion by garnering media coverage.
AMA- would use campaign contributions. Same
reason as NRA
NAACP- would use litigation to stop civil rights
violations, example would be Brown v Board of
Education to stop segregation.