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Interest Groups in Modern Political System: A Comparative Study
There are literally thousands of interest groups in the USA today, some of them are organised and the others are not. Among the organised groups both the ‘associational’ and the attitudinal groups exist, covering the interests of the diverse segments of American Society like the manufacturers, distributors, finance professionals, religions and minorities. There are:
1. The business groups, the largest and most powerful of all American
interest groups, like the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, and the
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM);
2. Farm organisations like the American Farm Bureau Federation, the National
Grange, the National Council of Farmers’ Cooperatives, and the Farmer’s Union;
3. Labour Organisations like the American Federation of Labour and Congress of
Industrial Organization (AFL—CIO) enrolling about 14 million workers;
4. Professional Organisations like the American Medical Association (AMA) and
the American Association of University Professors;
5. Veterans’ organisations like the American Legion; and
6. Religious organisations like the National Council of Churches (NCC), the
Anti-Saloon League, etc.