Influence of Interest Groups on Policy

Influence of Interest Groups on Policy

“An interest group is an organized body of individuals who share some goals and who try to influence public policy.”                                               — Jeffrey Berry,

Interest groups or pressure groups are an important tool of communications between government and the citizens of USA. These pressure groups aware the government about the ongoing problems of the community or of a particular group by protesting against the government (Hays, 2004). Due to huge fan following and ground level reach to the public, they are easily capable of affecting the policies made by the government in favor of the protesting groups or the citizens. Some of the groups are politically active…