AP Gov Review Video #19 - The Effects Of Interest Groups On The Political Process Everything You Need To Know About The Effects Of Interest Groups On The Political Process To Succeed In AP Government

How Do Interest Groups Affect Democracy? Some argue more interest groups has led to more democracy More interests are represented Pluralist view Others argue that PACs and money in politics gives too much power to the wealthy Elitist view

How Do Interest Groups Affect The Size of the government? Many interest groups seek to preserve interests that are important to them This makes it hard to reduce the size of the government AARP will fight government cuts that benefit seniors, teacher unions will fight cuts in education, etc.

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