Special Interest Group Questions 1. Name______________________ Why have ‘special interest groups’ been viewed with suspicion? 2. Name two characteristics of a ‘special interest group’. 3. The largest ‘special interest groups’ are founded on what basis? 4. Name the oldest organized interest group in the country today and when it was formed. 5. List four trade association interest groups. 6. List two professional ‘special interest groups’. 7. List three ‘special interest groups’ that promote causes. 8. If you were to form a ‘special interest group’ what would you call it?