Study Questions

  1. How do organized interests represent the groups or individuals in their memberships, and what benefits does group membership bring?
  2. What types of organized interests are present in Texas, and how do they differ from one another?
  3. In what activities do groups engage in the attempt to influence public policy?
  4. How do organized interests raise and spend funds while pursuing their goals, and in what ways does Texas attempt to regulate the influence of interest-group money?
  5. How well do organized interests deliver on the promise of pluralism?