First, select an interest group of your choice '

1. What is the name of the interest group you selected?
2. Your course text identifies "five flavors" that interest groups typically come in (membership, trade association, individual institution, government lobbyists, and private individuals). Identify which of these best describes your interest group and why.
3. What does the interest group advocate for? What are its goals?
4. What is the group's history and how old is the group?
5. What are the main ways the group promotes their agenda? What are their lobbying efforts at the state and local levels?