Opener: CNN News State Standard: SSCG11 The student will describe the influence of lobbyists (business, labor, professional organizations) and special interest groups on the legislative process. Essential Question In what ways do interest groups attempt to influence government and public opinion? Today's lesson: Types of Interest groups Students will learn how interest groups influence the government and public opinion. Video: Crashcourse & Homestead strike, complete the worksheet on Homestead then turn it in. Homework: Interest groups on USATESTPREP. Students should copy and answer these questions(page 217):
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Who was the first president to utter "We shall overcome" before a joint session of Congress? What future president was the only U.S. senator from a Confederate state to remain in Congress after secession? What president's mug graces a $100,000 bill? What future U.S. president received the last rites of the Catholic Church after an infection following spinal surgery in 1954? What war saw James Madison become the first U.S. president to command a military unit during his term in office? What document did President Andrew Johnson want a copy of placed under his head upon his burial? Who was the first daughter of a U.S. president to pose nude for a Playboy video? Who is the only president to have survived two assassination attempts by women? What portly U.S. president was the first to be a golf nut? What future president's Texas classmates ran a shot of a jackass under his yearbook photo?
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