Please write a four page essay on any interest group of your choosing. 

Here are just a few suggestions: 

NRA, NARAL, Planned Parenthood Action Fund, AARP, PETA, AFL-CIO, Christian Coalition, US Chamber of Commerce, American Medical Association, American Bar Association, Americans for Prosperity, MoveOn.Org, NAACP. These are just a few but you are free to do any interest group you want.

WARNING:  This is not a history paper, nor a policy opinion paper.  For example, if you choose to write a paper on the NRA, I do not need to know the history of the group, or your opinion on the Second Amendment or whether you think gun ownership is a public good.  If you choose to write about Planned Parenthood, you should write about their functions as an interest group (the PPAF) NOT what they provide as a reproductive services operation (PP proper).  The paper should also not opine about your views on abortion or whether funding contraception is a good idea- that is not the purpose of this paper! I want to know how their political operations function. How do they raise money? How do they spend the money?  What methods do they use to achieve their political purpose?   The paper should do what I detail below. 

• Explain the mission and goals of the interest group.
• Explain the methods the interest group uses to fund raise.
• Explain the methods they employ to influence policy i.e. lobbying, donating to politicians, running advertisements, organizing protests etc. A strong essay will incorporate various examples from the research you have done.
• Briefly opine, in a closing paragraph, as to whether you believe the interest group is achieving its mission.
• The essay must incorporate at least four different citations for at least four different sources.