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NAME CLASS DATE<br />

Section 2: Guided Reading and Review<br />

Types of Interest Groups<br />

CHAPTER<br />

9<br />

A. As You Read<br />

1. On a separate sheet of paper, write four sentences summarizing the information given about<br />

interest groups under the heading “An American Tradition.” Answers will vary<br />

As you read Section 2, complete the chart below by filling in the type of interest group or examples<br />

of the type of interest group. Possible answers below<br />

Type of Interest Group<br />

Business Groups<br />

Labor Groups<br />

Examples<br />

2. NAM, _____________________________________________________<br />

Chamber of Commerce, United States Brewers’ Association<br />

_____________________________________________________<br />

3. AFL-CIO, _____________________________________________________<br />

Fraternal Order of Police, International Longshore and<br />

Warehouse _____________________________________________________<br />

Union<br />

4. _____________________ agricultural groups National Grange, American Farm Bureau,<br />

National Farmers Union<br />

Professional Groups<br />

5. American _____________________________________________________<br />

Medical Association, American Bar Association, National<br />

Education _____________________________________________________<br />

Association<br />

6. _____________________ groups that promote causes ACLU, Sierra Club, National Women’s Political Caucus<br />

7. _____________________ Organizations That Promote American Legion, Older Americans, Inc., NAACP<br />

the Welfare of Certain Groups<br />

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8. _____________________ religious organizations National Council of Churches, American Jewish Congress,<br />

National Catholic Welfare Council<br />

Public- Interest Groups<br />

B. Reviewing Key Terms<br />

Match the groups in Column I with the interest group type in Column II.<br />

Column I<br />

9. League _____________________________________________________<br />

of Women Voters, Common Cause, Public Citizen, Inc.<br />

_____________________________________________________<br />

_____ c 10. a group that pushes for public policies that benefit<br />

most or all people in the country, regardless of whether<br />

they belong to or support the group<br />

_____ a 11. an interest group for a segment of the business community<br />

_____ b 12. an organization of workers who work in the same type<br />

of job or who work in the same industry<br />

Column II<br />

a. trade association<br />

b. labor union<br />

c. public-interest group<br />

Guided Reading and Review Chapter 9 47

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