Similarities Between Political Parties And Interest Groups

Political parties and interest groups are a major fuel to the country’s success in various areas of representation. As defined by Ginsberg, Lowi, Weir, and Tolbert, authors of the book “We the people”, political parties “are organized groups that attempt to influence the government by electing their members to local, state, and national offices” (343). And an interest group “is an organized group of people that makes policy-related appeals to the government” (435). They both have similarities as well as differences.
To name some of the similarities: 1.Both are organized groups of people that work towards specific goals that would have some type of influence on the government. 2. Both raise money to accomplish those goals, and in fact, interest