Discuss the Role of Interest Groups in American Politics

question 10

Essay

Discuss the role of interest groups in American politics. What are their defining characteristics? What are the major types of interest groups? What purposes do they serve? Whose interests do they best represent? Are they beneficial to American society, or do they allow factions to pursue their own interests at the expense of the common good?

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