Essay 20

a) The NAACP often targets the judiciary, specifically the supreme court, to act in favor of their beliefs. Brown v. Board is an example of this.
b) A characteristic of the NAACP is that they sometimes do not have majority support. For this reason it makes more sense for them to go to the supreme court than, say, congress.
c) Another of the NAACP is that it is a relatively poor interest group. For this reason, it makes more sense to hire a few lawyers that it does to launch a spendy national campaign for their ideas.

(1999_2)National interest groups often target national-level policymaking institutions to achieve their policy objectives.

Select one of the following national interest groups.
- AARP
- AMA (Medical Association
- NAACP
- NAM (national assoc. of Manufacturers)

For the group you selected do each of the following.
- a identify one major national-level policymaking institution that this group targets.
- b describe one resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen and explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a)
- c describe another resource or characteristic of the group you have chosen and explain how it influences the choice of the target you have identified in (a).

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