Interest Groups and Politics Webquest
Part One: Interest Group Research
1. Go the Project Vote Smart website:
http://\nv'w.vote-smart.org/issue
group.php
2. Choose three issues from the drop down list that you would like to research.
for each of your three issues to research.
Then choose one interest group
3. Go to that group's web site. There should be a link at the top of the search return page, undel" the name ofthe
group
Topics
What issues is tIus group
concerned with?
What type of interest
group does this seem to be
(single-issue, economic,
public interest, etc)
What are two examples of
legislation this group
supports or opposes?
What techniques does this
group seem to primarily
employ to influence
public policy?
What is this group's
political ideology? Does
it favor one party over
another, or does it appear
to be neutral? Give two
clues from the website as
to this group's ideology.
Is this an interest group
you would consider
participating in? Why or
why not?
Group #1 name:
Group #2 name:
Group #3 name: