Political issue

Identify A major united states political issue and discuss the issue and identify all the active major political actors that affect the issue, including interest groups, levels or institutions of government, political parties, key persons, etc. provide a balanced discussion of what the issue is, how it evolved into a major issue, who/what is involved in the issue and how those involved in the issue interact with each other. This is an empirical (data based) discussion of the issue. Writer does not need to show any personal position on issue. (10 references required)

Part 1: Identify a local political issue or an issue you care about that would benefit from political action. Devise a hypothetical interest group strategy. What is your preferred outcome? How would they influence the policy making process to obtain this outcome?

Part 2: In your opinion, do you think interest groups play a positive or negative role in a democratic political system? Explain.