Interest groups
Interest groups, are they good or bad for democracy? Interest groups go back to the 1770’s due to the formation of pro-independence groups. Interest groups are groups of people who see things in the same perspective and work as a team to have an impact on government decisions. In this case, lobbying is used in order to increase public awareness towards important issues in order to attain effective implementation. But what is lobbying you might say? Lobbying is “attempting to influence legislation under consideration, particularly through personal contact by group representatives”. In this time of day, some major types of interest groups that exist today are economic interest groups, social interest groups, and religious interest groups, but of course, these are only a few …show more content…
Democracy on the other hand, is “a system of government based on majority rule, protection of minority and individual rights, and the equality of all citizens before the law.” Going back to my main focus, interest groups can be both good and bad for democracy and after reading this you will learn more about interest groups in general including the role it plays in democracy, the pros and cons, and eventually my final
Interest groups, are they good or bad for democracy? Interest groups go back to the 1770’s due to the formation of pro-independence groups. Interest groups are groups of people who see things in the same perspective and work as a team to have an impact on government decisions. In this case, lobbying is used in order to increase public awareness towards important issues in order to attain effective implementation. But what is lobbying you might say? Lobbying is “attempting to influence legislation under consideration, particularly through personal contact by group representatives”. In this time of day, some major types of interest groups that exist today are economic interest groups, social interest groups, and religious interest groups, but of course, these are only a few …show more content…
Democracy on the other hand, is “a system of government based on majority rule, protection of minority and individual rights, and the equality of all citizens before the law.” Going back to my main focus, interest groups can be both good and bad for democracy and after reading this you will learn more about interest groups in general including the role it plays in democracy, the pros and cons, and eventually my final