Outline Form for Interest Group Assignment

Here is a format for you and group to consider for completing Interest Group Assignment. You may use another format if desired:


Interest Group Assignment (Substitute your Interest Group for the “AMA” Example Below)

Key Issues of Concern for (ie. “The AMA”)
* (minimum 5 sentences or bullets per section)
*
*
Legislation Related to (ie. “The AMA”)
*
*
*
Key Actions (ie. “The AMA”) Takes to Influence Policy and the Public Agenda:
*
*
*
Resources (ie. “The AMA”)Has to Make It Influential:
*
*
*
Parts of Government (ie. “The AMA”) Targets:
*
*
*
What (ie. “The AMA”) Does in Order to Support its Favorite Candidates:
*
*
*
(ie. “The AMA’s”) Political Ideology, the Legislation They Support and the Party They Support (or two news article summaries if your group is politically neutral):
*
*
*
The Strengths of (ie. “The AMA”):
*Back up with specific examples

The Weakness of (ie. “The AMA”)
*Back up with specific examples