Section 1
Interest Groups
By Boundless
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The Supreme Court has ruled that petitioning the government by way of lobbying is protected by the Constitution as free speech.
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The term interest group refers to virtually any voluntary association that seeks to publicly promote and create advantages for its cause.
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Interest groups can come in varied forms and organize under different methods.
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Membership interests represent individuals for social, business, labor, or charitable purposes to achieve political goals.
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Members comprising interest groups join for solidarity, material, or purposive incentives.
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An advocacy group is a group or an organization that tries to influence the government but does not hold power in the government.
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Advocacy groups exert influence on political parties, mostly through campaign finance.