Interest Group Profile 2023

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Interest Group Profile Pols 1101 Sierra Club and Nation Rifle Association (NRA) Only Your Name: ________________________ Date_________________ 1. INSTRUCTIONS ( Read Carefully): Please fill out this information sheet on the interest group that has a P olitical Action Committee (PAC) . 2. Use all available resources to find the answers (web sites such as opensrets.com and votes smart, newspapers, library etc. Wikipedia or Wiki are not accepted academic sources ). 3. Bibliography must be included using APA formal citation style. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/ (electronic source examples are listed) 4. There should be no blanks on this sheet or you will lose credit. Please include the interest group’s website information. 5. Must Submit on D2 (do not email). Name of Interest Group: _________________________________________ Background Information : Founded: __________________ Founding members: ____________________ Was there a particular event that contributed to the creation of the group? Explain. ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Headquarters located: ____________________ D.C. office: ________________ Membership group: ____________ If yes, number of members: _____________ State affiliates: ________________ Single or multi-issue group: _____________ Policy-making Activities: Main issue concerns of the group: _____________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Major political activities (i.e. lobbying Congress, filing suit or amicus brief, Congressional hearings ________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________

Three of its most recent policy-making successes/failures: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Common coalition interest group partners: ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Political Activities: REQUIRED CANNOT USE A SUPER PAC Political Action Committee name: ___________________________________ Current PAC Funds: ______________________________________________ Top Member of Congress (MOC) PAC Recipients: REQUIRED Amount: 1. _____________________________________________________ ___________ 2. _____________________________________________________ ___________ 3. _____________________________________________________ ___________ Interest Group’s MOC Ratings: Date of most recent ratings: _______ REQUIRED Highest rated member: __________________ Rating: _________________ Lowest rated member: ___________________ Rating: _________________ Does the interest group support one political party over another: _____________ If yes, which party seems to get more support: _____________ Why do you think this occurs? ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ Bibliography (APA formal citation style must be used)

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