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An interest group that seeks to insitute certain public policies of benefit to all or most people in this country, whether or not they belong to or support that organization

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Some groups are devoted to opposing certain causes. Others support those same causes.

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The professions are generally defined as those occupations that require extensive and specialized training such as medicine, law and teaching.

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The Farm Bureau is the largest and generally most effective of the three agricultural groups.

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The nations population has increased dramatically since 1970.

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Labor unions press for government policies that will benefit their members.

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A labor union is an organization of workers who share the same type of job or who work in the same industry.

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Most segments of the business community also have their own interest groups, often called trade associations.

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Business has long looked to government to promote and protect its interests.

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They are based in the manner in which people make their living.

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The largest number of interest groups have been founded on the basis of an economic interest.

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Interest groups come in all shapes and sizes. They may have thousands or even millions of members.