Impact of Interest Groups on American Elections

The Impact of Interest Groups on American Elections I.<Tab/>Introduction <Tab/>Indeed, it was James Madison in Federalist 10 that said that factions are groups that unite to serve selfish goals, not the national interest. It is necessary to control them through constitutional means, one of which is the creation of a large republic, which helps disperse factions and to reduce their influence on the national legislature. …

…politicians and the group's members. However once the interest group gains enough power (wealth), they skip the process of diplomacy and jump into the fight of gaining an advantage over its opposing groups. The relationship is a Pandora's Box in which political parties cannot survive without interest groups. Yet political party role in the American government is diminished as they are being manipulated by the interest groups who wield control. <Tab/>