Complete a written assignment responding to one of the three questions below and complete a 1-2 page response.
Papers should be double-spaced with no larger than 12 pt. font, typed.
Do not need to use foot notes or end notes or do any research outside the textbook and notes. The purpose of this assignment is to see if you can apply the concepts of the class to a real-world situation. Answers must reflect an application of the key concepts indicated at the end of the question.
You have just been hired as the lobbyist for TAG -Texans Against Guns! Your group is small with much of its membership based in the state's urban areas.
However, while your membership is small, it is relatively wealthy, so you have a $100 million annual budget. Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of your group and explain how these will affect the methods by which you try to influence public policy and gun control.
Key Concepts to include: Factors that determine the influence of an interest group and methods of influence used by interest groups.