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This Ain’t Your Granddaddy’s Chamber of Commerce
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the world’s largest business organization representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses of all sizes, sectors, and regions. Members include local chambers of commerce, large industry associations, and large corporations. They join forces to have greater influence over decisions made by politicians and government agencies affecting U.S. businesses at home and abroad. Go to www.uschamber.com . Use the menu bar and drop downs to answer the following questions:
1. How many businesses does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce represent? Describe them. (About Us) _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce advocate for? (About Us) _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What does the U.S. Chamber of Commerce International Affairs Division do? (International) _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4. List three programs of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce that are of interest to you. (Programs) _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________ 5. List five focus areas of the Chamber’s Jobs Growth and Opportunity Agenda ? (About Us, 2015 Jobs, Growth, and Opportunity Agenda) _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ _ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3,000,000; All sizes, sectors and regions for mom and pop to large corporations. Pro-business policies that create jobs and grow the economy. It advocates for free enterprise , competitive markets, rules based trade and investment, to help U.S. companies succeed globally. students' discretion ie . energy, health care , immigration , cybersecurity, international trade and investment, educationm tourism, the environment… student's discretion PRODUCT PREVIEW
Lesson 7 | Commerce Capitalism 122
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