Interest groups : organizing to influence /
Shows how America's large number of corporate, citizen-action, and grass-roots interest groups enhance our representative process by giving citizens a role in shaping policy agendas. Examples include the controversy and lobbying over the "Crusader" weapsons system; the opposition of t...
| Corporate Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Closed captioned. |
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South Burlington, Vt. :
Annenberg/CPB,
©2003.
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| Series: | Democracy in America ;
14. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | Shows how America's large number of corporate, citizen-action, and grass-roots interest groups enhance our representative process by giving citizens a role in shaping policy agendas. Examples include the controversy and lobbying over the "Crusader" weapsons system; the opposition of the National Campaign for Jobs and Income Support to the proposed 2002 changes to the Welfare Bill, and citizen action that prevented highways from being built through the center of South Pasadena, California |
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| Item Description: | Series covers topics of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions recommended by The Civics Framework for the National Assessment of Educational Progress developed by the U.S. Department of Education. Companion web site includes topic overviews, readings, critical thinking activity and web-based resources for each program. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Windows Media Player, World Wide Web. |
| Audience: | High school. 9-12. |