Understanding the US Government Episode 19, The Pros and Cons of Organized Interests Episode 19, The Pros and Cons of Organized Interests.

Streaming video - 2020

Chart the seven types of organized interest groups that figure in American politics, and the huge proliferation of interest groups since the 1960s. In grasping how interest groups form and operate, and the problems they address, weigh the valuable things these groups can do for society against the tendency for the power of organized interests to be skewed toward the wealthy and privileged.