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Summary: When Americans Turn Toward Interest Groups
Hello Carrie, I also agree with you that Americans turn toward interest groups to represent them on issues that are important to them. American need an "in" when it comes to politics and interest groups are the closet thing to help them. ACLA is a great explore to use, great good! I also agree with you on how the PAC have a corrupting influence in our society as well.
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