Interest Groups In American Politics

American politics depend particularly on money to create action and accomplish what is needed. There are many actors in American politics, however money effects the way interest groups and members of Congress operate. Interest groups and members of Congress are similar due to the fact that they both use money to finance campaigns and accept financial contributions. Interest groups are a collection of individuals with a shared knowledge, status, and ideology that advocate for particular political issues that are beneficial to the group. These groups use money to influence politicians and to pressure lawmakers to support policy initiatives that benefit the ideological goal of a group. Interest groups in America influence policy through lobbying, political contributions, and media campaigns. Lobbying is the attempt to influence officials in government in their favor. Access to financial resources are vital for lobbying to be successful. Interest groups with more money are more likely to influence politicians. For example large corporations play a large role in the national economy. Thus, if a large company were to fail economic trouble could follow, and the public opinion would turn against elected officials. Corporations with a great deal of money will provide them with access to politicians, therefore influencing action on their behalf. …show more content…
Although, money is used in different ways to different actors it is mostly used for influencing politicians and retaining political positions of power. Interest groups and members of Congress are only a few examples of how money matters to actors in politics. Since money is important to the political culture the elimination of moneys' influence will not happen. However, the effect of money in politics can be reduced. For example, broadcasting companies can show free campaign advertising and public financed campaigns can reduce the impact of large corporations in