Describe ONE event in the last years five years or so which highlights the group’s interaction with the political process.

Public policy

American’s for Safe Access(marijuana) OR Planned Parenthood Action Fund – whatever you would rather write about.

Writing Situation/Context

Interest groups have great power in the making of public policy. Understand how vital they are to US politics and government by having you choose a group in an area that interests you most. This link (http://votesmart.org/interestgroups.VKq_5HsYMfU.(Links to an external site.)Links to an external site (Links to an external site.)) contains hundreds of groups working within healthcare, education, foreign policy, reproductive rights, the environment, and many more.

Essay Details

1) Describe ONE event in the last years five years or so which highlights the group’s interaction with the political process.

2) Such an interaction could highlight the group’s relationship to a particular politician, a political party, and/or a specific piece of legislation in Congress.

3) Provide a commentary of the event which includes BOTH your view of the issues as well as an assessment of the positives and negatives of the overall involvement of the organization in the political process.

Describe ONE event in the last years five years or so which highlights the group’s interaction with the political process.