Special interest groups and factions means the same thing but James Madison preferred to call it factions.
Madison
James Madison warned against special interest groups or factions in Federalist 10. He argued that factions could potentially undermine the stability and effectiveness of a democratic government by promoting self-interest over the common good.
fractures* divide the country into special interest groups, and the country needs to be united to succeed.
The main purpose of Interest Groups is to attempt to influence politicians
Lobbies and Special Interest Groups …
Contemporary political scientists call groups with a particular agenda interest groups. In colonial times, James Madison called these groups factions.
Contemporary political scientists call groups with a particular agenda interest groups. In colonial times, James Madison called these groups factions.
Special interest groups are often called factions, because they fall under the definition given by James Madison in Federalist #10. Quoting Madison, factions are "a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common impulse of passion, or of interest, adversed to the rights of other citizens."
They represent Special Interest Groups and their own self interests.
He feared their power.
The type of power that special interest groups have is founded on influence and pressure by the citizens. The citizens of any democratic nations serve as the main source power which is what special interest groups rely on.