Exam 3 Review Pt 3

We can break down society into three distinct groups.

• Government

• Community

• Business

• Citizens

• Civil society

A community of citizens linked by common interests and collective activity.

• Business

• Government

• Civil society

Examples of Civil Societies

• Citizen Community

• Interest groups

• Non-governmentalorganizations (NGOs)

• Society itself

• Protestors

Organizations of people who share common political beliefs and aim to influence policy by electioneering and lobbying.

• Lobbying

• Interest Groups

Efforts to influence public policy through contact with public officials on behalf of an interest group.

• Lobbying

• Interest Groups

For-profit enterprises that aim to influence policy in ways that will increase profits or satisfy other goals.

• Trade or peak associations.

• Businesses

• Labor organizations

• Professional associations

Groups of businesses (often in the same industry) that band together to lobby for policies that benefit them all.

• Businesses

• Labor organizations

• Professional associations

• Trade or peak associations.

Lobby for regulations that make it easy for workers to form labor unions, as well as for a range of other policies.

• Labor organizations

• Professional associations

• Trade or peak associations.

• Businesses

Represent individuals who have a common interest such as a profession.

• Labor organizations

• Businesses

• Professional associations

• Trade or peak associations.

A type of interest group that seeks changes in spending, regulations, or government programs concerning a wide range of policies.

• Citizen Group

• Single-issue group

• Public Interest group