Individual Rights to Express Individual Thought

Good Morning.  For our blog post today, choose one of the interest groups listed below.  Take 10 minutes to answer the following questions about the group:

1.  Give a brief history of the group and what their purpose is.

2.  Give one example of  what this group does to protect people’s individual rights around the world?

For some of you, you may have started this research Friday.  When we whip around the class after this, see if you can summarize what the group stands for and how they actually have protected individual's rights!

Options are as follows (long list, select 1):

1. AARP – American Association of Retired People

2. ACLU – American Civil Liberties Union

3. AFL-CIO – American Federation of Labor – Congress of Industrial Organizations

4. ABA – American Bar Association

5. American Conservative Union

6. American Farm Bureau

7. AIPAC – American Israel Public Affairs Committee

8. AMA – American Medical Association

9. Americans for Democratic Action

10. ATLA – Association of Trial Lawyers of America

11. The Business Roundtable

12. Center for Equal Opportunity

13. Christian Coalition

14. Club for Growth

15. Council on American-Islamic Relations

16. Eagle Forum

17. Emily’s List

18. Environmental Defense Fund

19. Greenpeace

20. Handgun Control, Inc.

21. NAACP – National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

22. NAM – National Association of Manufacturers

23. NARAL – National Abortion Rights Action League

24. NEA – National Education Association

25. National Resources Defense Council

26. NOW – National Organization of Women

27. NRA – National Rifle Association

28. PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals

29. Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America

30. Public Citizen

31. Sierra Club

32. US Chamber of Commerce

33. Veterans of Foreign Wars

34. League of Women Voters