https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1 en-us 2017-04-21 13:25:06 UTC 2023-02-22 11:38:03 UTC hello@padlet.com kevintondel https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167481893 They are a group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government.]]> 2017-04-21 13:26:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167481893 kevintondel https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167487012 Some goals they have are influencing business practices, educating their members and the public, supporting or conducting research, and providing services to people in need.]]> 2017-04-21 13:46:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167487012 kevintondel https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167494702 They focus their work on influencing policies that they believe do affect the general public and not just their own members.]]> 2017-04-21 14:11:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167494702 kevintondel https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167498181 Interest groups use the mass media to inform the public and to create support for their views.]]> 2017-04-21 14:23:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167498181 kevintondel https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167503566 One way that interest groups influence public policy is by meeting with elected officials to persuade them to make certain laws or polices.]]> 2017-04-21 14:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167503566 kevintondel https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167506318 One of the most important ways that lobbyists make their cases is by providing government officials and their staff with facts and data about the policy the interest group wants enacted.]]> 2017-04-21 14:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kevintondel/gjhhkzon03q1/wish/167506318