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Advocacy groups, also known as lobby groups, interest groups, special interest groups, pressure groups, or public associations, use various forms of advocacy or lobbying to influence public opinion and ultimately public policy. [1] They play an important role in the development of political and social systems. [2]
Pages in category "Political advocacy groups in the United States" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 375 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
C. California News Publishers Association; California Rifle and Pistol Association; Center for Arizona Policy; Center for Regulatory Effectiveness; Children's Healthcare is a Legal Duty
Asian American Action Fund (pro-democratic Asian-American group) – Washington, D.C. Asian Americans for Good Government (AAGG) PAC – Sacramento, CA; Black Economic Alliance (African American business leaders) – Boston, MA; Color of Change – Washington, D.C. Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus Leadership PAC – Washington, D.C.
Government watchdog groups in the United States (3 C, 75 P) H. Civic organizations of Hawaii (3 P) O. Civic organizations in Oregon (5 P) Pages in category "Civic and ...
The United States has a history of citizen, nonprofit, and other non-partisan groups advocating good government that reaches back to the late-19th-century municipal-level Progressive Movement (see Progressivism in the United States Municipal Administration) and the development of governmental professional associations in the early part of the 20th century, such as the American Public Human ...
Sometimes referred to as "protectionist groups", "private interest groups" or simply "interest groups". [1] Such groups are normally exclusive, as their membership is usually restricted to the section of society whose interests they represent: for example the British Medical Association (as those seeking to join the BMA must be medical practitioners or students training to enter the profession ...
A congressional caucus is a group of members of the United States Congress that meets to pursue common legislative objectives. Formally, caucuses are formed as Congressional Member Organizations (CMOs) through the United States House of Representatives and governed under the rules of that chamber. Caucuses are informal in the Senate, and unlike ...