agenda building.
no..... interest groups
Interest groups focus on a specific policy where as political parties have a wider spectrum on their political agenda.
Interest groups seek to influence policy decisions by advocating for specific issues or causes, while political parties aim to gain political power by winning elections and implementing their policy agenda. Both groups work to mobilize support for their goals and shape public opinion to advance their interests.
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.
A political
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.
Public interest groups are similar to nonpartisan groups because a public interest group can be a nonpartisan group and be free from ties to any political parties. In ways they still differ because public interest group can still also be part of a political party.
A political
A political
corrupt the political process
corrupt the political process.
Contemporary political scientists call groups with a particular agenda interest groups. In colonial times, James Madison called these groups factions.