The American Democracy, 10th Edition (Patterson)Chapter 9:
Interest Groups: Organizing for InfluenceWeb Links
The Federal Election Commission | | This is the home site of the principle federal regulator of interest-group and political action committee use of money in federal political campaigns. (
http://www.fec.gov/
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The Sierra Club | | The Sierra Club, one of the oldest environmental protection interest groups, promotes conservation. Its website provides information on its activities. (
http://www.sierraclub.org/
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Townhall.com | | The website includes policy and political information and has a lively chat room. (
http://townhall.com/
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ACLJAmerican Center for Law & Justice | | Their specialty is church-and-state issues, and they often collide with the ACLU. In fact, the two of them tend to demonize each other! (
http://www.aclj.org/
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The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence | | To adjudicate their gun control disputes for yourself, consult "Gun Laws, Gun Control and Gun Rights" from the Pittsburgh University School of Law's JURIST site. (
http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/gunlaw.htm
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FindLaw ProfessionalsElection Law, Government Ethics & Lobbying | | Article by Jan Witold Baran seeking to provide a general explanation about election law. Subject matter is broken down into three categories: campaign finance regulation, ethics regulation, and lobbying regulation. (
http://library.findlaw.com/1999/Jan/1/241466.html
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The Free Rider Problem | | This site, from Russell Hardin of Stanford University, is a sophisticated treatment of a problem that is epidemic among American interest groups. (
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/free-rider/
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