Interest groups become heavily involved in public debates that eventually evolve into established policy. Should policy commitments be derived solely from these groups? What other parties should be involved? PLEASE EXPLAIN WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH MY CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND WHY? (A MININUM OF 125 WORDS)                                                              CLASSMATE’S RESPONSE Interest groups are a group of people organizing to encourage or prevent changes to public policy.  Most importantly they are a group who share ideas and common attitudes toward a certain subject or idea.  This is typically good for American politics as we operate under a pluralistic form of government. It would be impossible for the government to recognize every interest from every person in society; therefore, interest group come into play.  They offer the best approximation of public interest in large and diverse societies.  I believe the issue with interest groups comes from the relatively few who are organized into political effective groups as opposed to larger well organized economic powerhouses.  For instance, many grass root organizations have a tough time having their voices heard in Washington.  Large well-organized interest groups have access to communicate directly to a representative in government.  This gives direct power and authority to interest groups and may lead to abusive, or undue influence into public policy. ...

1. Interest groups become heavily involved in public debates that
eventually evolve into established policy. Should policy
commitments be derived solely from these groups? What other
parties should be involved?
PLEASE EXPLAIN WHETHER YOU AGREE WITH MY
CLASSMATE RESPONSE TO THE ABOVE QUESTION AND
WHY? (A MININUM OF 125 WORDS)
CLASSMATE’S
RESPONSE
Interest groups are a group of people organizing to encourage or
prevent changes to public policy. Most importantly they are a
group who share ideas and common attitudes toward a certain
subject or idea. This is typically good for American politics as
we operate under a pluralistic form of government. It would be
impossible for the government to recognize every interest from
every person in society; therefore, interest group come into
play. They offer the best approximation of public interest in
large and diverse societies.
I believe the issue with interest groups comes from the
relatively few who are organized into political effective groups
as opposed to larger well organized economic powerhouses. For
instance, many grass root organizations have a tough time
having their voices heard in Washington. Large well-organized
interest groups have access to communicate directly to a
representative in government. This gives direct power and
authority to interest groups and may lead to abusive, or undue
influence into public policy.