Use the internet to find a lobbying group that represents your interests (environment, social issues, agriculture, technology, medicine, etc.). Name the group and describe how it works to represent its members.

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Use the internet to find a lobbying group that represents your interests (environment, social issues, agriculture, technology, medicine, etc.). Name the group and describe how it works to represent its members.

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Nathalie Best · Answer 1

American Civil Liberties Union

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Lobbying refers to the goal-oriented or targeted efforts by individuals or private interest groups to influence the decisions of government.

The American Civil Liberties Union is a social issue lobbying organization founded in 1920 and aims to protect the rights and liberties of individuals as defined by the constitution of the United States of America. It is made up of about 1200000 members and budgets about $100 million annually for it's operations. It depends individuals and private interests through legal support that can take the form of direct legal representation or preparation of amicus curiae briefs