Tuesday

Continue to read the next 15 pages of Subato on Political Parties. Additionally, you will have a four page reading to complete in class tomorrow on political primaries. With time remaining, I will give you time to work on the FRQ below. For completion of this you may use your notes. You can also work in pairs of two if you so desire:

National interest groups often target national level policymaking institutions to achieve their policy objectives.

Select one of the following national interest groups:

American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
American Medical Association (AMA)
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)

For the group you selected, do each of the following:

Identify one major national level policymaking institution that this group targets.
Describe one resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen AND explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a).
Describe another resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen AND explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a).