In the Federalist Paper #10, Madison explained his theory of expanded republics: in a large and diverse population, there are too many special interests to allow for the formation of powerful factions (parties). Therefore, by its very nature, an expanded republic provides safeguards for the rights of the few against the will of the many. This is a safeguard that cannot exist in direct democracy which is one of the reasons Madison favored republican (representative) government.
After the ratification of the Constitution, Madison admitted that there had always been political factions. By this time, he and fellow Virginian Thomas Jefferson, deeply alarmed by the economic policies of Secretary of the Treasurer Alexander Hamilton, had formed the Democratic-Republican Party to mount organized political opposition to the imposition of the Federalist will.
Interest groups focus on a specific policy where as political parties have a wider spectrum on their political agenda.
1st Political parties are normally much bigger with exception to the AARP. 2nd the main function of a political party is to win election so they can control the government, interest groups do not offer candidates themselves. Interest groups aim to influence the officials who are elected. 3rd interest groups are usually narrower in their focus than political parties. Finally, many interest groups are extremely ideological whereas the two parties are not.
Interest groups are different from political parties in the sense that they are the ones paying the political parties to help them represent certain views or get certain bills passed in their favor.
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I believe that political parties and special interest groups formed mainly to group like-ideas together and give a voice to lesser known platforms.
Interest group try to influence political parties because leaders of interest groups know that political parties play a central role in selecting those people who make public policy decisions.