What is the primary difference between interest groups and political parties?
Although both interest groups and parties try to influence government policies, only political parties do this by sponsoring candidates in competitive elections.
Although both interest groups and parties try to influence government policies, only interest groups do this by sponsoring candidates in competitive elections.
Political parties provide the official structure that conducts the political business of parties, whereas interest groups identify voters’ affiliation with a political party.
Interest groups provide the official structure that conducts the political business of parties, whereas political parties identify voters’ affiliation with a political party.
