American Government / Unit 6 Gov 267 short lesson, about 20 seconds
ERROR: "Parties and Interest Groups Are the Same"
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The idea
The claim that parties and interest groups are the same is false: parties run candidates under their label to control government; groups influence it from outside.
In practice
Madison's word "faction" covers both — the election test separates them.
Where people slip
A group can dominate a party's agenda and still not be a party.
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