Essay Number 10 Interest Groups/Political Parties

2006-1 While interest groups and political parties each play a significant role in the United States political system, they differ in their fundamental goals.
(a) Identify the fundamental goal of interest groups in the political process.
A fundamental goal in interest groups is to change the laws they are interested in.
(b) Identify the fundamental goal of major political parties in the political process
One fundamental goal is to elect people into office
(c) Describe two different ways by which interest groups support the fundamental goal of political parties in the political process
1. Political Action Committee (PAC) donations
2. Media campaigns(d) For one of the forms of support you described in (c), explain two different ways in which that form of support helps interest groups to achieve their fundamental goal in the political process.
With PAC donations, interest groups have access and influence of policymakers. They also will have like-minded people in office that will be more willing to support their views on different subjects as well.