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Interest Groups In Texas

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Interest groups are a group of members that share the same thoughts towards a view and work together to try and influence the government in their favor. The idea of interest groups was created by James Madison which is focused basically on the idea that everyone should have their own interest so that the government should not force upon only “one” or “right” interest that people should believe in.In Texas, interest groups are not all represented equally. A couple of interest groups that have the most political clout are the American Association of Retired Persons, National Rifle Association, and American Medical Association. These interest groups are powerful because they advocate many liberal political reforms. An interest group that is currently

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