Question

Match each example of a specific interest group to the correct category of interest groups.

1. National League of Cities
2. Natural Resources Defense Council
3. American Bar Association
4. Independent Petroleum Association of America
5. AFL-CIO
a. public-sector groups
b. professional associations
c. public interest groups
d. economic and corporate groups
e. labor groups

Answer 1

1. National League of Cities

• a. public-sector groups ⇒ is an organization that represents 19,495 cities, towns, and villages across the US

2. Natural Resources Defense Council

• c. public interest groups ⇒ is a non-profit environmental organization that has more than 3 million members around the globe

3. American Bar Association :

• b. professional association ⇒ the American Bar Association includes over 400,000 lawyers all across the US

4. Independent Petroleum Association of America

• d. economic and corporate groups ⇒ is a lobbying group for private oil and gas producers in the US

5. AFL-CIO

• e. labor groups ⇒ The American Federation of Labor (AFL) and Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) is the largest federation of unions in the US.

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

professional associations-American Bar Association

public-sector groups-National League of Cities

public interest groups-Natural Resources Defense Council

labor groups-AFL-CIO

economic and corporate groups-Independent Petroleum Association of America.