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:''Main issue(s):'' | :''Main issue(s):'' Preserving the civil rights of persons in the U.S., especially those rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights -- most notably those in the First Amendment (freedom of speech and religion) and the Fourth Amendment (prohibition of unreasonable search and seizure). | ||
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Revision as of 11:04, 3 April 2010
Interest group catalog
American Civil Liberties Union
- Acronym: ACLU
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.aclu.org
- Year founded: 1920
- Notable founder(s): Roger Baldwin
- Main issue(s): Preserving the civil rights of persons in the U.S., especially those rights guaranteed in the Bill of Rights -- most notably those in the First Amendment (freedom of speech and religion) and the Fourth Amendment (prohibition of unreasonable search and seizure).
- Political description:
- Activities: Education and legal action in re civil liberties issues
- Membership:
- Budget:
- Political ratings: American Civil Liberties Union
- Acronym: ACU
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.conservative.org
- Year founded: 1964
- Notable founder(s):
- Main issue(s):
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- Political ratings: American Conservative Union
Americans for Democratic Action
- Acronym: ADA
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.adaction.org
- Year founded:
- Notable founder(s):
- Main issue(s):
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- Activities:
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- Political ratings: Americans for Democratic Action
- Acronym:
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.cato.org
- Year founded:
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- Political ratings:Cato Institute
- Acronym:
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- Web site: http://www.cc.org
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- Political ratings:Christian Coalition
- Acronym:
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- Web site: http://www.hrc.org
- Year founded:
- Notable founder(s):
- Main issue(s): Civil liberties
- Political description:
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- Political ratings:Human Rights Campaign
- Acronym:'
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.lcv.org
- Year founded:
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- Political ratings:League of Conservation Voters
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
- Acronym: NAACP
- National HQ:
- Web site:
- Year founded:
- Notable founder(s):
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National Abortion Rights Action League
- Acronym:'NARAL
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.ProChoiceAmerica.org
- Year founded:
- Notable founder(s):
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- Political ratings:National Abortion Rights Action League
National Education Association
- Acronym: NEA
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.nea.org
- Year founded:
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- Political ratings:National Education Association
- Acronym: NRA
- National HQ:
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- Year founded:
- Notable founder(s):
- Main issue(s):Gun rights, Second Amendment
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National Right to Life Committee
- Acronym:
- National HQ:
- Web site: http://www.nrlc.org
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- Political ratings:National Right to Life Committee
- Acronym:
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- Web site: http://www.ntu.org
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- Political ratings:National Taxpayers Union