Interest groups are in charge of sending some people to represent the special interest at the governmental level. Some times the government represent the interest groups more than the people of the United States. Alice Rivlin, economist and former U.S. Federal Reserve and budget official, states “politicians pay more attention to interest groups than to the public interest (Rivlin). Interest groups take part in influencing policy this act is called lobbying. There are many different kind of interest groups. The majority of these interest groups are parts of trade associations, corporations or companies. Some of these interest groups include things like the American Bar Association and the National Rifle Association (American Government).
