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Interest Group
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A private organization or voluntary association that seeks to influence public policy as well as a way to protect or advocate its interests.
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Faction
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Madison's term for groups or parties that try to advance their own interests at the expense of the public good.
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Pluralist
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A political scientist who views American democracy as best understood in terms of the interaction, conflict, and bargaining of groups.
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Private Interests
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An interest group that seeks to protect or advance the material interests of its members rather than society at large.
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Public Interest
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An interest group that works to gain protections or benefits for society at large.
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Lobbying
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Effort by an interest group or advocacy group to influence the behavior of a public official.
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