There are a variety of groups and organizations that either support, persuade, or follow any aspect of politics in today’s society. Out of most of them, two types or organizations varies the results of policies and rules that makes our country run smoothly. The political parties, the Democrat and the Republican parties mainly, and the interest groups puts those factors of change into our government. How are they different from each other and what are the methods used by the interest groups that helps influence policy-making? Political parties are mainly a two-party political system competing for political office. The two dominating parties, the Democrat and the Republican, defines the view of pragmatism, which is the philosophy that ideas should be judged on the basis of their practical results rather than on the purity of their principles. Standings on valence and position issues for the people, these political parties try to change those issues that is being presented to them by winning through the electoral system and Congress as well. Party platforms or “planks”, which contains the party’s formal issue positions, is a good example. If more issues are solved …show more content…
Unlike political parties, there is no nomination for candidacy of office. Their main objective is to present, influence, and maintain valence issues to the dominant political parties to promote policy-making changes through Congress. These groups stand different in many category issues, but their primary purposes are either or both economic and noneconomic issues. Issues dealing with state level businesses and professional groups, education, agriculture, low taxes, securing subsidies, and avoiding regulation are operated by economic interest groups. Noneconomic interests want the betterment of society as one, personal freedom, clean air or water that cannot be measured fully on