Essay 10

Essay 10




A: Interest groups fundamental goal in the political process is to influence the political decision making process in a way that helps their cause or benefits them in some way.


B: Major political parties main goal in the political process it to acquire or keep their power in their respective branch. An example of this is in the presidential election, political parties help to put their candidate through to become the president. If they succeed, they will have more power, collectively, as a group.




C: Political parties tend to match up with their like interest group. When this happens, candidates receive a lot of support from the supporters of the interest group. In addition, the political party also receives added funding.


D: When an interest group supports a political party with money, they are helping to put the party they are funding into positions of power. If everything goes the way they want, the interest group not only works to protect their interests, but they also put someone into power with similar interests of their own. This helps when future bills come into play that benefit or hurt the group.