U.S.

Government Interest Group Presentation

_March 11________

Due:

Interest groups play a very important part in American politics. They represent the wishes and
interests of everyday citizens like you and me as well as large multi-national corporations.
Interest groups are effective because they can combine the motivation, energy and financial
resources of many. Interest groups perform various functions but most importantly they attempt
to influence government. The purpose of this project is to focus in on several interest groups so
we can learn what they are, what they represent and how they operate.
1. What is your interest group?
2. Where is the interest group based?
3. Who is the current President of the group?
4. When, where and why was it founded? Who founded it?
5. What is the purpose, issue of your interest group?
6. What issues does it support? How does it justify (defend) that position?
7. What presidential candidates has it donated money to? How much?
Go to www.opensecrets.org or www.fec.gov to obtain this information
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Attractiveness &
Organization

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Powtoon has
exceptionally
attractive
formatting and
well-organized
information.

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Powtoon has an
attractive
formatting and
well-organized
information.

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The Powtoon has
well-organized
information.

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The Powtoons organization
of material are confusing to
the reader.

All facts in the

page are accurate.

99-90% of the
facts in the page
are accurate.

89-80% of the
facts in the page
are accurate.

Fewer than 80% of the facts

in the page are accurate.

Use of Facts/Statistics

Every major point

was well
supported with
several relevant
facts, statistics
and/or examples.

Every major point

was adequately
supported with
relevant facts,
statistics and/or
examples.

Every major point

was supported
with facts,
statistics and/or
examples, but
relevance of some
was questionable.

Every point was not

supported.

Graphics/Pictures

Graphics go well
with the text and
there is a good mix
of text and
graphics.

Graphics go well
with the text, but
there are so many
that they distract
from the text.

Graphics go well
with the text, but
there are too few
and the Powtoon
seems "textheavy".

Graphics do not go with the

accompanying text or appear
to be randomly chosen.

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