American government has changed a lot since its start in 1776. These changes have been brought up due to people's ideas and protest. To get there ideas publicized people who share the same interests form pressure groups. Pressure groups can help to get a law passed or changed since there are a large number of people wanting the same thing. There are many types of pressure groups in the U.S. They are based on all …showed first 75 words of 819 total…

…showed last 75 words of 819 total…help to benefit all the people of the nation and not just one group. These groups have only just started to form in the past decade. A few of them are the Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, and Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, Inc. Without these pressure groups many of the issues in public policy would not exist. The groups help bring to our attention problems that exist today in different areas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**