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Opinion Poll

Check each of the following that apply: Adult Male_________ Female ___________

Are you a member of any of the following groups?

American Association of Retired Persons AARP ____

National Rifle Association _____

National Education Association ____

American Federation of Teachers _____

AFL- CIO ____

Teamsters ____

American Medical Association ____

American Bar Association ____

Chamber of Commerce _____

National Organization for Women ____

League of Women Voters _____

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - NAACP _____

National Right to Life Organization _____

National Association of Government Employees _____

Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD _____

Sierra Club _____

Common Cause _____

National Wilderness Society _____

Operation Rescue _____

American Civil Liberties Union ACLU _____

Amnesty International _____

B'nai B'rith _____

Christian Coalition _____

Children's Defense Fund _____

Focus on the Family _____

Handgun Control, Inc. _____

Veterans of Foreign Wars _____

There are many other groups that are not on our list. Do you belong to any groups that are not on the list? _______

Names:

Do you find any groups on this list with which you agree, even if you are not a member? Yes ______No ________

Do you consider yourself a member of any special interest groups? Yes _____ No _______

Do you think special interest groups are a problem in today's society? Yes _____ No _____

Do you think special interest groups have more influence on your state legislature than you do? Yes _____ No _______

Should special interest groups be allowed to send lobbyists to Congress and to the state legislature? Yes ____ No ____

Would you agree with the following statement? Yes ____ No _____

Interest groups are actually just another way for American citizens to organize themselves and express and advance their views in society.

Do you think interest groups help the legislators make laws? Yes ____ No _____

Do you think interest groups make it harder for legislators to make laws? Yes ____ No ____

This project is supported by a Robert H. Michel Civic Education Grant sponsored by The Dirksen Congressional Center, Pekin, IL.

Posted 9/10/01