How Interest Groups Influence American Politics

“Public policy in the United States is shaped by a wide variety of forces, from polls and election results to interest groups and institutions, both formal and informal,” Martin Maximino wrote in his article, The influence of elites, interest groups and average voters on American politics. Several things make up a powerful election. The Presidential Elections are the most heard about and talked about. In 2016, President Donald Trump fought for presidency against Hillary Clinton, and won. There are many ways to successfully make it through the election and become President. Such as, an interest group; that is an organized group of people sharing common objectives who actively attempt to influence government policymakers through direct and indirect

Page. Analyzing the influence of political ‘actors’ on policymaking. The researchers wanted to understand the impact of elites, interest groups, and voters on the passing of public policies. Maximino stresses the meaning behind the impact in our government, “of how American politics works and the degree of influence that parties have on the decision-making process.” This is a basic summary of what to expect from the statically written research article concerning the evidence found determining U.S. policy outcomes. “Each of four theoretical traditions (Majoritarian Electoral Democracy, Economic-Elite Domination, and two types of interest-group pluralism—Majoritarian Pluralism) in the study of American politics—which can be characterized as theories of Majoritarian Electoral Democracy, Economic-Elite Domination, and two types of interest-group pluralism, Majoritarian Pluralism and Biased Pluralism—offers different predictions about which sets of actors have how much influence over public policy: average citizens; economic elites; and organized interest groups, mass-based or business-oriented.” In class, we learned about interest groups and how it shapes our government. Both articles mention how we’ve influenced

This articles discusses the roles that are needed for elections to thrive. Also, the process of elections, a brief paragraph on America’s history, and ending with current trends and issues. In class discussions, political parties were explained in greater detail: the first political parties, America’s current status, functions, and the