Political Parties and Interest Groups

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What are Interest Groups, and what do they seek to do?	An organized group with similar beliefs and values that tries to influence public opinion, policy, and elected officials to get what they want.
What are ways that Interest Groups achieve their End Goal?	1 Mass Media Campaigns 2 Filing Lawsuits 3 Campaign contributions for political candidates 4 Lobbying (pressuring + persuading) public officials 5 Endorsing candidates for public office.
What are political parties?	Organized groups with similar ideas/attitudes/values that seek to control the government and make a public party to get what they want.
How do political parties achieve their End Goal?	Winning Elections and Holding Public Office.
What do political parties do according to the nomination function?	Nominate members as candidates in elections
What do political parties do according to the stimulator function?	Educate and motivate people to support their policies and candidates
What do political parties do according to the governmental function?	Lead, lobby, delegate, and cooperate based on party loyalty.
What do political parties do according to the watchdog function?	Monitor and scrutinize other political parties.
What is the difference between Political Parties and Interest Groups?	Only political parties nominate their members to be candidates for elections.

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