Interest groups exist in order to protect the people within their groups in many ways including through influencing governments. These groups exist for everything from aboriginal issues, to peace, and women’s issues. Within the concept of “interest groups”, they are split up into categories:“economic” or “non-economic”. Economic groups work for professional or personal gain, compared to groups that instead focus solely on goods that help society as a whole rather than individual people. Some groups have more influence within the government than others and therefore have an easier time advancing their individual issues. The most effective of these groups are those that are considered to be well organized, well funded, have active members and
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These interest groups within a federal government in countries such as Canada, Germany and the United States are able to get points across better both nationally, and provincially/state-wide. Even though this is the case, sometimes it can lead to difficulties in cohesion between these two branches of federalism. Having a division of powers within a government can lead to a weakness within interest groups. If the provincial level wants different things to be done or does not agree from the federal level it can take much longer and be much more of a process. Even though this is the case, this division of powers can also strengthen an interest group. Well-organized and well-endowed interest groups are more likely to have high levels of cohesion compared to the smaller ones that end up having less overall influence and may only influence the provincial …show more content…
Some of the challenges of being within a federal system in Canada and the United States is that sometimes there is not strong cohesion between these two levels of the governmental structure. Even though this is the case, some interest groups have a better chance of voicing their opinions and getting something accomplished through them. In Germany, the groups that are focused on economics are generally considered to be those with the most power to implement their interests within the federalist system. These have strong levels of cohesion between the different aspects of the government, and do not need lobbyists who lobby for a group’s ideas in government, to do it for them. They are also more easily organized and have more members which gives them more power overall. Member contributions to the cause is one of the important ways in which interest groups get their money in the first place. These are the larger groups, but there are also many small groups that do not have the same level of influence. Of over 600,000 clubs that exist within the country of Germany, only a small portion of these get to the federal level and are able to make a difference for the entire country, but even though this is the case they can make a difference on a smaller-scale. Many of these small groups cannot afford to hire lobbyists to get their points across to members of the Bundestag, but instead focus closer to home
These interest groups within a federal government in countries such as Canada, Germany and the United States are able to get points across better both nationally, and provincially/state-wide. Even though this is the case, sometimes it can lead to difficulties in cohesion between these two branches of federalism. Having a division of powers within a government can lead to a weakness within interest groups. If the provincial level wants different things to be done or does not agree from the federal level it can take much longer and be much more of a process. Even though this is the case, this division of powers can also strengthen an interest group. Well-organized and well-endowed interest groups are more likely to have high levels of cohesion compared to the smaller ones that end up having less overall influence and may only influence the provincial …show more content…
Some of the challenges of being within a federal system in Canada and the United States is that sometimes there is not strong cohesion between these two levels of the governmental structure. Even though this is the case, some interest groups have a better chance of voicing their opinions and getting something accomplished through them. In Germany, the groups that are focused on economics are generally considered to be those with the most power to implement their interests within the federalist system. These have strong levels of cohesion between the different aspects of the government, and do not need lobbyists who lobby for a group’s ideas in government, to do it for them. They are also more easily organized and have more members which gives them more power overall. Member contributions to the cause is one of the important ways in which interest groups get their money in the first place. These are the larger groups, but there are also many small groups that do not have the same level of influence. Of over 600,000 clubs that exist within the country of Germany, only a small portion of these get to the federal level and are able to make a difference for the entire country, but even though this is the case they can make a difference on a smaller-scale. Many of these small groups cannot afford to hire lobbyists to get their points across to members of the Bundestag, but instead focus closer to home