Part One:
First, you must visit and take the quiz to find out your political ideology at one or both of the following websites:
Advocates for Self Government a libertarian website: www.theadvocates.org/quiz
Pew Research Center for People & the Press: www.people-press.org/typlogy/quiz
Then, write a short paragraph (four or five sentences) explaining the results of the quiz(es). Do you believe that
these quizzes accurately measured your ideological leanings to the right or the left?
Part Two:
The second part of this assignment requires that you select a topic in one of the chapters covered by this
module and conduct research by visiting one of the websites listed below under the heading of Options.
Then, write a short essay (two or three paragraphs: minimum 9 sentences):
explain why you decided to research that topic;
how does it relate to the chapter you selected;
discuss whether you consider this site a good tool for learning about American politics.
I chose chapter 8 from We The People, Twelfth Essentials Edition
Chapter 8: Interest Groups:
For a list of the ten most important interest groups in America visit: http://listosaur.com/politics/10-powerfulspecial-interest-groups-america/
The Center for Public Integrity, a nonpartisan, nonprofit investigative organization provides excerpts on
lobbying investigations: https://publicintegrity.org/topics/lobbying/
The Center for Responsive Politics provides the most comprehensive list of interest groups and lobbyist:
http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), one of the most powerful associations of legislators and
private sector interest groups: http://www.alec.org/
For a full expose on the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), visit:
http://billmoyers.com/2015/07/24/dark-cloud-of-alec-converges-at-annual-corporate-political-lovefest/
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