Interest groups are groups of people with a shared interest or
characteristic who attempt to influence government to promote their
shared interest. A variety of different types of interest groups
exist. For example, economic groups can be a collection of small
businesses, such as the Small Business Association of America, or a
union, such as the California Faculty Association. Your
constitutional right to engage in interest group activity can be
found in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which...