How Do You Lobby? Read each interest group lobby activity and decide if it is an example of informing (I), donating money (D), or endorsing a candidate running for office (E).

___ 9. Representatives interview a candidate to see if he or she will support the group’s position on nuclear plants. If so, the group will back this candidate.
___ 10. Volunteers from a teen health interest group go into schools and educate students about the dangers of underage drinking.
___ 11. An interest group runs an ad that supports a candidate running for office.

___ 12. Lobbyists visit with members of Congress and local officials to share their reasons for supporting or opposing an upcoming bill.
___ 13. Once a candidate has been endorsed, members of an interest group help raise donations to help the candidate’s campaign.
___ 14. A group runs TV and radio ads about an issue in order to raise public concern and spur the public to action.